Antonyms for antagonize
ænˈtæg əˌnaɪzan·tag·o·nize

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1. antagonizeverb

   Antonyms:
   quell, appease

   Synonyms:
   oppose, harass, excruciate, pester

2. antagonizeverb

   To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction.

   The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.

   Synonyms:
   pester, harass, oppose, excruciate

   Antonyms:
   quell, appease

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Irritate

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1. antagonize, antagoniseverb

   provoke the hostility of

   "Don't antagonize your boss"

   Synonyms:
   antagonise, counteract

2. antagonize, antagonise, counteractverb

   act in opposition to

   Synonyms:
   counteract, subvert, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize, weaken, countermine, antagonise, sabotage, countercheck, undermine

How to use antagonize in a sentence?

1. Dilxat Raxit:

   (The government is) using television to incite the Chinese people to antagonize the Uighurs because their own policies have led to the reality of people fleeing.

2. Pastor Juwle Nagbe:

   For them to antagonize her, to make her look like a bad person, sometimes makes me angry, somebody should give her the respect that she deserves.

3. Mark Zuckerberg:

   Let's try not to antagonize her further.

4. Town Marshal David Smith:

   The issues we deal with are usually from someone who may be wanting to make a name for themselves and tries to harass or in some way antagonize an outlaw motorcycle gang member.

5. Van Cauter:

   Obesity is the major cause of insulin resistance, insulin resistance could also result from an activation of stress-responsive pathways which tend to antagonize the action of insulin.

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