Definition for Antagonism:

• The active opposition of two opponents or opposing forces; hostility.

Synonyms for Antagonism:

• n.

  •antagonism (noun)
  • hostility.
  •causing problem; opposition (noun)
  • contrariety,
  • dissension,
  • difference,
  • rivalry,
  • discord,
  • contention,
  • friction,
  • clashing,
  • incongruity,
  • resistance.
  •competition (noun)
  • strife.
  •conflict (noun)
  • disharmony,
  • commotion,
  • clamor,
  • warfare,
  • feud,
  • row,
  • cacophony,
  • collision,
  • hassle,
  • dissonance,
  • squabble,
  • Discordancy,
  • hubbub,
  • riot,
  • raucousness,
  • squall,
  • altercation,
  • harshness,
  • brawl,
  • dissidence,
  • clash,
  • imbroglio.
  •contention (noun)
  • encounter,
  • quarrel,
  • struggle,
  • controversy,
  • argument.
  •disagreement (noun)
  • vendetta,
  • cross-purposes.
  •discordance (noun)
  • dissent,
  • disunity.
  •enmity (noun)
  • surliness,
  • quarrelsomeness,
  • Inimicality,
  • inharmoniousness,
  • coldness,
  • discordance,
  • Averseness,
  • incompatibility,
  • tension,
  • dislike,
  • Adverseness,
  • combativeness,
  • coolness,
  • alienation.
  •friction (noun)
  • flak.
  •hate (noun)
  • acrimony,
  • abomination,
  • malice,
  • wrath,
  • repugnance,
  • abhorrence,
  • bitterness,
  • disgust,
  • detestation,
  • repulsion,
  • loathing.
  •malevolence (noun)
  • foulness,
  • malignancy,
  • virulence,
  • bane,
  • corrosiveness,
  • nastiness,
  • viciousness,
  • venom,
  • wickedness,
  • hatefulness,
  • maliciousness,
  • cattiness,
  • hurtfulness,
  • meanness,
  • sinisterness,
  • ill nature,
  • evil.
  •militancy (noun)
  • militancy.
  •opposition (noun)
  • counterattack,
  • inhibition,
  • obstinacy,
  • challenge,
  • hindrance,
  • fight,
  • dispute,
  • rebuff,
  • repression,
  • impediment,
  • interference,
  • defiance,
  • contradiction,
  • opposition,
  • confrontation,
  • adversary,
  • suppression,
  • obstruction,
  • counteraction,
  • objection,
  • protest.
  •resentment (noun)
  • soreness,
  • pique,
  • vexation,
  • offense,
  • discontent,
  • huffiness,
  • umbrage,
  • irritation,
  • spite,
  • indignation,
  • sullenness,
  • dissatisfaction,
  • envy,
  • acerbity.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • contradistinction,
  • animus,
  • Contraposition,
  • disrespect,
  • contempt,
  • revulsion,
  • misanthropy,
  • contrariness,
  • odium.
  •bias
  • prejudice.
  •Other relevant words:
  • disfavour,
  • aggressiveness,
  • horror,
  • Annulling,
  • variance,
  • Repellency,
  • rage,
  • disesteem,
  • displeasure,
  • battle,
  • diversity,
  • inconsistency,
  • jealousy,
  • bitchiness,
  • disunion,
  • shuddering,
  • antagonisms,
  • bellicism,
  • adversity,
  • ire,
  • divergence,
  • venomousness,
  • contrast,
  • resentfulness,
  • irritability,
  • Martialism,
  • upset,
  • fierceness,
  • nausea,
  • neutralization,
  • counterposition,
  • negation,
  • unharmoniousness,
  • uncongeniality,
  • reluctance,
  • backlash,
  • disparity,
  • unwillingness,
  • warpath,
  • oppositeness,
  • rebellion,
  • disinclination,
  • combat,
  • confutation,
  • spleen,
  • disapproval,
  • recoil,
  • check,
  • malignity,
  • provocation,
  • vengefulness,
  • estrangement,
  • refractoriness,
  • crankiness,
  • counterblast,
  • jaundice,
  • nullification,
  • fury,
  • Repugnancy,
  • unhappiness,
  • Retroaction,
  • contentiousness,
  • Renitency,
  • argumentation,
  • foil,
  • pugnaciousness,
  • allergy,
  • warmongering,
  • contravention,
  • poisonousness,
  • negativeness,
  • choler,
  • Disrelish,
  • crotchetiness,
  • distaste,
  • poison,
  • Repellence,
  • repercussion,
  • discrepancy,
  • saber rattling,
  • showdown,
  • kick,
  • counterplot,
  • cold sweat,
  • jingoism,
  • reaction,
  • nonconformity,
  • rancour,
  • militarism,
  • outrage,
  • bickering,
  • fractiousness,
  • recalcitrance,
  • con,
  • vindictiveness,
  • revolt,
  • Impugnation,
  • execration,
  • wrangling,
  • virulency,
  • anxiety,
  • noncooperation,
  • Withstanding,
  • Vying,
  • perversity,
  • perverseness,
  • agitation,
  • ferocity,
  • inequality,
  • demur,
  • Acrimoniousness,
  • disaccord,
  • despitefulness,
  • uncooperativeness,
  • faction,
  • compensation,
  • falling out,
  • chauvinism,
  • contraindication,
  • jarring,
  • war,
  • counterworking,
  • annoyance,
  • vis inertiae.

Paraphrases for Antagonism:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    hostility, enmity.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    opposing, rival, adversarial.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    disagreement, strife, competition, friction, resistance, divergence, sprinter, contrast, contrasts, controversy.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    antagonistic, confrontational.
  • Proper noun, singular
    confrontation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    animosity, contradiction, rivalry, opposition, hostile, conflict, inconsistency, feud, confrontation, hatred, runner.

Antonyms for Antagonism:

• n.

  • causing problem; opposition
    sympathy, understanding, good will, respect, accord, rapport, like, love, harmony, approval, kindness, agreement, liking, friendship, peace.
  • Other antonyms:
    amicability, amiability, hospitality, regard, kindliness, affinity, attraction, congeniality, civility, neighborliness, empathy.

Homophones for Antagonism:

• Anne Hutchinson.

Hypernym for Antagonism:

• n.

  • state
    suspicion, cold war, war, tension, latent hostility, state of war.

Hyponym for Antagonism:

• n.

  • act
    hindrance, interference, Hinderance.
  • feeling
    dislike, hostility, ill will, enmity.
  • linkdef
    oppositeness, opposition.
  • state
    state.