Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Antagonistic \An*tag`o*nis"tic\, Antagonistical
\An*tag`o*nis"tic*al\, a.
Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against;
as, antagonistic forces. -- {An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly}, adv.
They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic.
--Milman.
Source : WordNet®
antagonistic
adj 1: indicating opposition or resistance [syn: {counter}]
2: characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves
antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions
within the party" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}]
3: arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonizing
brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites
States" [ant: {conciliatory}]
4: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or
neutralize each other's effect [syn: {incompatible}] [ant:
{synergistic}]
5: opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary
action [syn: {counteractive}] [ant: {active}]
6: incapable of harmonious association