On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Antagonise. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as antagonize or gravel and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Antagonise meaning
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
Synonyms of Antagonise
Using Antagonise
- The main meaning on this page is: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
- Useful related words include: antagonize, gravel, nettle, nark.
- In the example corpus, antagonise often appears in combinations such as: to antagonise.
Context around Antagonise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Antagonise
- In this selection, "antagonise" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, surely, nintendo, further and things stand out and add context to how "antagonise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include continued to antagonise and joke to antagonise me and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "antagonise" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with antagonise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Even after the formation of the Grand Aliance the French King continued to antagonise. (14 words)
But her remarks drew sharp reactions from Kiambu leaders accusing her of trying to antagonise Ruto. (16 words)
It will surely antagonise the president's critics, who see him as a divisive and ill-suited arbiter of American values. (21 words)
By the early 1640s, Charles was left in a state of near permanent crisis management; often he was not willing to concede enough ground to any one faction to neutralise the threat, and in some circumstances to do so would only antagonise another faction. (44 words)
She said: “I was minding my own business and this girl threw her drink on my dress as a joke to antagonise me and see if I’d react how I did on the show. (35 words)
And then I ran out of my usual cleanser, tried something that made my skin flare up, and needed something else that wouldn’t antagonise things further. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
Judging by its website, the real goal is just to antagonise Nintendo and mock them for charging $360/£320 for the console.
Sadly, according to reports, his government wants to antagonise further by making industrial action illegal in some sectors if minimum service levels are not met.
She said: “I was minding my own business and this girl threw her drink on my dress as a joke to antagonise me and see if I’d react how I did on the show.
Tom Cruise takes on the hero of Lee Child’s thrillers, a hulking ex-military cop you wouldn’t want to antagonise in a dive bar.
And then I ran out of my usual cleanser, tried something that made my skin flare up, and needed something else that wouldn’t antagonise things further.
It will surely antagonise the president's critics, who see him as a divisive and ill-suited arbiter of American values.
She cited her Midwestern roots, the centrist policies that did not scare off moderate voters, and her readiness to work with allies, rather than antagonise them.
But her remarks drew sharp reactions from Kiambu leaders accusing her of trying to antagonise Ruto.
By the early 1640s, Charles was left in a state of near permanent crisis management; often he was not willing to concede enough ground to any one faction to neutralise the threat, and in some circumstances to do so would only antagonise another faction.
Even after the formation of the Grand Aliance the French King continued to antagonise.
Common combinations with antagonise
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to antagonise 6×