antagonize
verb (used with object)
to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of.
antagonized
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past participleof antagonize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof antagonize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Some also contend the deal has unnecessarily antagonized China, Australia’s main trading partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
John Coffee, a law professor at Columbia Law School, said Costello "greatly antagonized" Merchan.
From Salon ● May 21, 2024
So, people who are sophisticated litigators often don’t do that because it so often fails, and all you’re left with is an angered and antagonized judge who you’ve just called biased.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2024
Instead, he says, the experiment merely shows that, when antagonized the snakes are likely to put up a more spirited defense.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 3, 2024
“They also debased their currency, undercut the universality of the iron law, and antagonized the Adem.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
