antagonistic
adjectiveActively opposed, hostile, or inclined to conflict.
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Clear all filtersActively opposed, hostile, or inclined to conflict.
Strongly disinclined or opposed to something.
Ready or eager to argue, oppose, or fight.
Ready to fight or argue
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To say the opposite of a statement or to be inconsistent with it.
Expressing or involving claims that oppose one another and cannot both hold in the same sense.
To act against an influence in order to reduce or cancel its effect.
To deny, dispute, or speak against a statement.
A belief sharply opposed to an established doctrine or accepted view.
Hostile or harmful to something.
Unwilling or reluctant.
Deliberately contrary to what is expected or reasonable; also contrary in an unexpected way.
Deliberately contrary
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