Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antagonistic

/ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: an-tag-o-nis-tic
IPA: /ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Contending or acting against.

adj

Relating to an antagonist.

Example Sentences

"They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic."
"Though the tephrosia is a powerful agent, and, if carried too far beyond the antagonistic action of the poison, is, I presume, not entirely without danger, I have never known any bad symptoms to arise from its use."
"And deputies from opposing parties, inherently more antagonistic than deputies from the same party, can be bought at a lower price."
"The tone of congressional hearings involving tech industry executives in recent years can best be described as antagonistic."

Etymology

Etymology tree English antagonist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antagonistic From antagonist + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/
British English: /ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

more antagonistic (comparative) most antagonistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antagonistically heteroantagonistic homoantagonistic isoantagonistic nonantagonistic transantagonistic unantagonistic

Synonyms

hostile adverse aggressive antagonistic assaultive bellicose belligerent combative martial militaristic philopolemic philopolemical

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce antagonistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/.
What does antagonistic mean?: Contending or acting against.
Where does antagonistic come from?: Etymology tree English antagonist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antagonistic From antagonist + -ic.

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