antagonism
antagonism is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles. Note: We speak of antagonism between two things, to or against a thing, and sometimes with a thing.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- action
- against
- although
- and
- antagonistic
- antagonize
- beat
- block
- check
- clash
- collision
- compensate
- compensation
- conflict
- conflicting
- contrariety
- contrary
- contravene
- counter
- counteract
- counteraction
- counterpoise
- cross
- direction
- equal
- every
- for
- force
- friction
- hinder
- hindrance
- inhibition
- interfere
- interference
- jostle
- militate
- neutralization
- neutralize
- oppose
- opposite
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is antagonism.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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