Antonyms of adj antagonistic
5 senses of antagonistic
Sense 1
antagonistic, counter -- (indicating opposition or resistance)
INDIRECT (VIA positive, negative) -> neutral -- (possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics)
INDIRECT (VIA negative, neutral) -> positive -- (characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand")
Sense 2
antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical -- (characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party")
INDIRECT (VIA hostile) -> amicable -- (characterized by friendship and good will)
Sense 3
antagonistic (vs. conciliatory) -- (arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States")
conciliatory (vs. antagonistic), conciliative -- (intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit")
=> appeasing (prenominal), placating, placative, placatory -- (intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech")
=> pacific -- (promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up")
=> propitiative, propitiatory -- (intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture")
=> soft -- (willing to negotiate and compromise)
Sense 4
antagonistic (vs. synergistic), incompatible -- (used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect)
synergistic (vs. antagonistic), interactive -- (used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more))
Sense 5
antagonistic -- (incapable of harmonious association)
INDIRECT (VIA incompatible) -> compatible -- (able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology")
Similarity of adj antagonistic
5 senses of antagonistic
Sense 1
antagonistic, counter -- (indicating opposition or resistance)
=> negative (vs. neutral) (vs. positive) -- (characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign")
Sense 2
antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical -- (characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party")
=> hostile (vs. amicable) -- (characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions")
Sense 3
antagonistic (vs. conciliatory) -- (arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States")
=> alienating -- (causing hostility or loss of friendliness; "her sudden alienating aloofness")
Sense 4
antagonistic (vs. synergistic), incompatible -- (used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect)
=> antacid -- (acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach))
=> antiphlogistic -- (counteracting inflammation)
Sense 5
antagonistic -- (incapable of harmonious association)
=> incompatible (vs. compatible) -- (not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors")