Synonyms for antagonize
ænˈtæg əˌnaɪzan·tag·o·nize

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1. antagonizeverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose, harass, excruciate, pester

   Antonyms:
   quell, appease

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

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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

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1. • Act
   • Irritate

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1. List of paraphrases for "antagonize":

   antagonise

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How to use antagonize in a sentence?

1. Julian Sanchez:

   There’s plenty of scaremongering around steps broadband providers could take in the absence of neutrality regulation — blocking off certain sites, or charging extra fees to access certain services — but not a ton of reason to think they would do these things, which would antagonize customers, be technically tricky to enforce against sophisticated users, and invite the re-imposition of regulations, what’s more realistic is the introduction of plans that provide higher speeds for specific bandwidth-intensive services.

2. Mark Zuckerberg:

   Let's try not to antagonize her further.

3. Julian Sanchez:

   There’s plenty of scaremongering around steps broadband providers could take in the absence of neutrality regulation —blocking off certain sites, or charging extra fees to access certain services —but not a ton of reason to think they woulddo these things, which would antagonize customers, be technically tricky to enforce against sophisticated users, and invite the re-imposition of regulations, what’s more realistic is the introduction of plans that provide higher speeds for specific bandwidth-intensive services.

4. 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.

5. 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.