Synonyms for antagonistic
- adjective
Most common
hostile belligerent inimical combative antipathetic antipathetical
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Hostile — contending or acting against
hostile, belligerent, inimical, combative, aggressive, contradictory, adverse, unfriendly, opposing, bellicose, opposite, quarrelsome, truculent, conflicting, pugnacious, militaristic, irreconcilable, contentious, warlike, contrary, repugnant, martial
2. Antipathetic
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Contending or acting against.
- adj. 2
Relating to an antagonist.
Related words
- Other spellings
- antagonistical
Example sentences
- hostile The Soviet Union took a hostile attitude toward us.
- belligerent She flaunts a belligerent attitude.
- combative The combative patient was given a tranquilizer.
- inimical Your actions are inimical to the revolution.
- negative Positive atomic nuclei attract negative electrons.
- incompatible This activity is incompatible with your position.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| antagonistic | steady | |
| hostile | steady | |
| belligerent | steady | |
| combative | rising | |
| inimical | falling | |
| negative | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- counter2, hostile2, martial2, adverse2, warlike2
- 8 letters
- negative3, opposite3, contrary3, opposing3, inimical4, renitent
- 9 letters
- combative3, repugnant3, bellicose3, truculent3
- 10 letters
- aggressive3, unfriendly3, pugnacious3
- 11 letters
- conflicting3, contentious3, belligerent4, quarrelsome3
- 12 letters
- incompatible5, militaristic5, antipathetic
- 13 letters
- contradictory5
- 14 letters
- irreconcilable6, antipathetical
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (counter2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- antagonique
- Español
- antagónico
- Català
- antagònic