antagonise

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A form of antagonize — To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).

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Meanings

verbantagonise (third-person singular simple present antagonises, present participle antagonising, simple past and past participle antagonised)

present singular third person antagonises · participle present antagonising · participle past antagonised · past antagonised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbact in opposition to

Broader

verbprovoke the hostility of

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

antagonise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antagonise

MLA

“antagonise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antagonise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antagonise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antagonise.

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