antagonistic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: antagonistic	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for antagonistic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
antagonistic adj indicating opposition or resistance [syn: antagonistic, counter] characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" Synonym(s): antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States" Antonym(s): conciliative, conciliatory used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect Synonym(s): antagonistic, incompatible Antonym(s): interactive, synergistic incapable of harmonious association
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antagonistic \Antag`onis"tic\, Antagonistical \Antag`onis"tical\, a. Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic* forces. -- {Antag`onis"tically}, adv. They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. --Milman.