Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to antagonize
Participle: antagonized
Gerund: antagonizing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | antagonize |
| you | antagonize |
| he;she;it | antagonizes |
| we | antagonize |
| you | antagonize |
| they | antagonize |
Perfect
| I | have antagonized |
| you | have antagonized |
| he;she;it | has antagonized |
| we | have antagonized |
| you | have antagonized |
| they | have antagonized |
Past
| I | antagonized |
| you | antagonized |
| he;she;it | antagonized |
| we | antagonized |
| you | antagonized |
| they | antagonized |
Pluperfect
| I | had antagonized |
| you | had antagonized |
| he;she;it | had antagonized |
| we | had antagonized |
| you | had antagonized |
| they | had antagonized |
Future
| I | will antagonize |
| you | will antagonize |
| he;she;it | will antagonize |
| we | will antagonize |
| you | will antagonize |
| they | will antagonize |
Future Perfect
| I | will have antagonized |
| you | will have antagonized |
| he;she;it | will have antagonized |
| we | will have antagonized |
| you | will have antagonized |
| they | will have antagonized |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | antagonize |
| you | antagonize |
| he;she;it | antagonize |
| we | antagonize |
| you | antagonize |
| they | antagonize |
Perfect
| I | have antagonized |
| you | have antagonized |
| he;she;it | have antagonized |
| we | have antagonized |
| you | have antagonized |
| they | have antagonized |
Imperfect
| I | antagonized |
| you | antagonized |
| he;she;it | antagonized |
| we | antagonized |
| you | antagonized |
| they | antagonized |
Pluperfect
| I | had antagonized |
| you | had antagonized |
| he;she;it | had antagonized |
| we | had antagonized |
| you | had antagonized |
| they | had antagonized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would antagonize |
| you | would antagonize |
| he;she;it | would antagonize |
| we | would antagonize |
| you | would antagonize |
| they | would antagonize |
Perfect
| I | would have antagonized |
| you | would have antagonized |
| he;she;it | would have antagonized |
| we | would have antagonized |
| you | would have antagonized |
| they | would have antagonized |
Imperative
| you | antagonize |
| we | Let's antagonize |
| you | antagonize |
Verbs conjugated like 'antagonize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'antagonize'
antagonise,
actionize,
agonize,
anabolize,
analogize,
anatomize,
anionize,
anthropize,
autoionize,
cantonize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to cause someone to be upset or displeased
- aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chap someone's hide, exasperate, get on someone's nerves, get on someone's wick, get someone's back up, get someone's dander up, get someone's goat, get someone's Irish up, get up, give someone the shits, grind one's gears, grotch, hack off, harsh one's mellow, hassle, irk, jazz, nark, peeve, provoke, put someone's back up, raise someone's hackles, rile, rub the wrong way, ruffle some feathers, ruffle someone's feathers, tick off, try one's patience, vex, wind up
- To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction
- enrage
- conflict
- oppose, clash, collide, disagree
Antonyms
- conflict
- harmony, concord, peace, tranquility
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai), from ἀντι- (anti-) + ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai). By surface analysis, ant- + agon + -ize.
Sample Sentences
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The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.