as in to infuriate
to implant bitter feelings in
everything he said just antagonized the other side even more
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Recent Examples of antagonize
Indeed, antagonizing the competition prevents U.S. companies from learning from their mistakes.
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Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
If one of these ladies had knowingly invited her ex-husband just to antagonize her, all bets would’ve been off.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
The anti-Ukraine influencers and advisers in Trump’s ear contend that Ukraine antagonized Russia by seeking to join the Atlantic Alliance.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
But in practice, those processes, Dobbin says, tend to antagonize people in management, especially white men.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 18 Feb. 2025
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Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
If one of these ladies had knowingly invited her ex-husband just to antagonize her, all bets would’ve been off.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
The anti-Ukraine influencers and advisers in Trump’s ear contend that Ukraine antagonized Russia by seeking to join the Atlantic Alliance.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
But in practice, those processes, Dobbin says, tend to antagonize people in management, especially white men.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonize
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And Democrats bet that Mr. Musk would infuriate their voters more than Mr. Trump’s endorsement would benefit Judge Schimel.—
Reid J. Epstein,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Crook told police the woman driving the Tesla had bumped his truck when opening her car door, infuriating him.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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Rick is enraged, and finds Jim happily taking a photograph with his wife, Sritala (Lek Patravadi), and the three galpals on vacation.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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This enrages Robby, who, remember, just watched a whole bunch of people, including his surrogate son’s teenage girlfriend, needlessly die.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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As the situation unfolds, Republicans are caught in a delicate balancing act, wary of angering Trump while addressing the growing backlash against his trade policies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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That effort failed, but as one of the last acts of his first governorship, Brown signed a bill to increase payments to such workers by about $3 billion a year, angering employers who must provide coverage.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Beginning in the wake of Toby Fleishman’s divorce, the series appears at first to be very uncomplicated, with the angry, embittered Toby (Jesse Eisenberg) rebounding his way through New York City while ranting about his workaholic ex-wife, Rachel (Claire Danes).—
Lindsay Kusiak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 June 2023
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But with Republicans gaining control of the House and governor’s mansion the following year, that effort has since gone nowhere — embittering some unions against those who blocked it.—
Antonio Olivo,
Washington Post,
9 June 2023
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“Antagonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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