Explore Antagonize through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like antagonise or devil. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Antagonize meaning
To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
Synonyms of Antagonize
Using Antagonize
- The main meaning on this page is: To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
- Useful related words include: antagonise, devil, chafe, vex.
- In the example corpus, antagonize often appears in combinations such as: to antagonize, antagonize the, would antagonize.
Context around Antagonize
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Antagonize
- In this selection, "antagonize" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further, police, swing and japan stand out and add context to how "antagonize" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include advances would antagonize his turkoman and but to antagonize swing state. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "antagonize" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with antagonize
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It will be stupid for them antagonize Japan. (8 words)
The law was not made to antagonize you. (8 words)
If you encounter a snake, don’t antagonize it. (9 words)
Asked why he chooses to antagonize the church so frequently and stridently, he and his supporters say it is deeply personal: The president says he and several of his classmates were sexually abused by a Catholic priest as children in Davao City. (42 words)
Trump has continued to antagonize other parts of the globe in the final weeks of the campaign, speculating that Egypt might “end up blowing up” a contentious $4.6 billion hydroelectric dam on the Nile that Ethiopia is building. (39 words)
He said he stopped using it when he realized it was seen by some as minimizing black people's specific grievances, and that some who opposed the Black Lives Matter movement used it to antagonize supporters. (36 words)
But to antagonize swing state voters for years with these squabbles? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
If you encounter a snake, don’t antagonize it.
Buying off voters, calling in bomb threats and paying protesters to antagonize police — these are the tactics authorities say the Kremlin has taken up to thwart an upcoming election in Moldova.
That simple bump turned violent as Farrell continued to antagonize the musician.
But to antagonize swing state voters for years with these squabbles?
It will be stupid for them antagonize Japan.
Nonetheless, the exes continue to antagonize each other –despite a divorce settlement that restricts them from talking about one another.
The situation was further nourished by contemporary frustration occasioned by the power brokers’ inability to protect, plead and listen to their friends, in order to antagonize their common adversaries.
This means the WHO cannot afford, politically or financially, to antagonize countries like the US or China that wield outsized influence over other nations.
Trump has continued to antagonize other parts of the globe in the final weeks of the campaign, speculating that Egypt might “end up blowing up” a contentious $4.6 billion hydroelectric dam on the Nile that Ethiopia is building.
He highlighted the “arrogance” of the franchise, starting with head coach Bill Belichick, saying they love to “antagonize” teams when they’re ahead.
He said he stopped using it when he realized it was seen by some as minimizing black people's specific grievances, and that some who opposed the Black Lives Matter movement used it to antagonize supporters.
He was on the receiving end of hefty challenges, but was also perceived to antagonize Strasbourg’s players with his showboating.
Trump and Pompeo work hard to insult and antagonize America’s allies.
And Aung San Suu Kyi is stepping very carefully so as not to further antagonize the military.
Anderson said he didn’t know what she was talking about, that he doesn’t perform stunts, and knows better than to antagonize drivers.
Asked why he chooses to antagonize the church so frequently and stridently, he and his supporters say it is deeply personal: The president says he and several of his classmates were sexually abused by a Catholic priest as children in Davao City.
I can't get into the headspace of a person who would antagonize the person responsible for giving you medicine and poking you with sharp objects.
On one hand, no business wants to antagonize innocent customers but on the other hand, personnel can't ignore fraud.
The law was not made to antagonize you.
At this point, Bayezid accepted peace proposals from Karaman (1391), concerned that further advances would antagonize his Turkoman followers and lead them to ally with Kadi Burhan al-Din.
Common combinations with antagonize
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to antagonize 18×
- antagonize the 7×
- would antagonize 3×