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Adjective: antagonistic  an,ta-gu'nis-tik
  1. Indicating opposition or resistance
    - counter
     
  2. Characterized by antagonism or antipathy
    "slaves antagonistic to their masters";
    - antipathetic, antipathetical
     
  3. Incapable of harmonious association
     
  4. Arousing animosity or hostility
    "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the United States"
     
  5. Used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
    - incompatible

See also: alienating, antacid, antiphlogistic, hostile, incompatible, negative

Antonym: conciliative

Encyclopedia: Antagonistic