antagonistic
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
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An·tag·o·nis·tic
An·tag·o·nis·tic·al , a.
Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. -- An·tag·o·nis·tic·al·ly, adv.
They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic.Milman.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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antagonistic
adjective
- Acting against or in opposition: adversarial, adverse, antipathetic, opposed, opposing, oppositional. See support/oppose.
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antagonistic
IN BRIEF: Hostile; unfriendly or opposing.
A healthy disagreement need not be antagonistic.
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