Thesaurus / antagonism
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Back in his lab, Shandas studies what pushes people to their tipping point — what makes them go to a cooling center or, like him, give up on lifelong antagonism to AC and buy a unit.
IN AMERICA’S LEAST AIR-CONDITIONED CITIES, BRUTAL HEAT CHANGES SOME PEOPLE’S MINDSMARC FISHER, CARISSA WOLF, MICHAEL HINGSTONJULY 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe antagonism between authoritarian governments and social media also reflects generational differences in news consumption, experts say.
RUSSIA SLOWS DOWN TWITTER OVER ‘BANNED CONTENT’HAMZA SHABANMARCH 10, 2021WASHINGTON POSTFacebook and its tech peers are facing a groundswell of bipartisan antagonism over their control of digital commerce and their ability to influence what users watch and read.
FACEBOOK SUED BY FTC AND STATES OVER ANTITRUSTVERNE KOPYTOFFDECEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNEAt the time, Gallup suggested there were two causes of such public antagonism to pharmaceutical companies—their role in the opioid crisis, and high drug prices.
THE ONLY CURE STRONG ENOUGH FOR BIG PHARMA’S BAD REPUTATION IS A COVID-19 VACCINEANNALISA MERELLIDECEMBER 7, 2020QUARTZKaufman said, “There’s a common thread that runs through all of the Dark Triad traits, and that’s exploitation and the desire for antagonism, viewing the world in a zero-sum way.”
ARE YOU YODA OR DARTH VADER? - ISSUE 89: THE DARK SIDEBRIAN GALLAGHERAUGUST 26, 2020NAUTILUSIn the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONThese two phenomenal facts imply some strong antagonism to the priesthood and their system.
SOLOMON AND SOLOMONIC LITERATUREMONCURE DANIEL CONWAYHe recalled the old bitterness and the old antagonism, and for a moment he almost lost his temper.
THREE MORE JOHN SILENCE STORIESALGERNON BLACKWOODTrue a wonderful outcry has been raised about the antagonism between the records of the rocks, and the records of the Bible.
GOSPEL PHILOSOPHYJ. H. WARDAt this period, though he would not have admitted it, he felt a growing antagonism, and the cause was Inga.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSONWORDS RELATED TO ANTAGONISM
- action
- antagonism
- antinomy
- antithesis
- aversion
- brush
- civil disobedience
- clash
- combat
- competition
- con
- conflict
- confronting
- contention
- contest
- contradiction
- contradistinction
- contraposition
- contrariety
- contrariness
- counteraction
- counterattack
- defense
- defiance
- disapproval
- duel
- encounter
- engagement
- fray
- grapple
- hostility
- negativism
- obstructiveness
- opposure
- oppugnancy
- prevention
- repugnance
- repulsion
- resistance
- rivalry
- skirmish
- strife
- struggle
- unfriendliness
- violation
- war
- warfare
- acerbity
- acrimony
- animosity
- animus
- antagonism
- antipathy
- aversion
- bad blood
- bile
- bitterness
- dudgeon
- enmity
- grudge
- hardness of heart
- harshness
- hate
- hatefulness
- hatred
- hostility
- ill feeling
- ill will
- malevolence
- malice
- malignity
- mordacity
- pique
- resentfulness
- resentment
- retaliation
- revengefulness
- ruthlessness
- spite
- spitefulness
- spleen
- umbrage
- uncharitableness
- unfriendliness
- variance
- vengeance
- vengefulness
- venom
- vindictiveness
- virulence
- acerbity
- acrimony
- animosity
- animus
- annoyance
- antagonism
- bad feeling
- bitterness
- choler
- cynicism
- displeasure
- dudgeon
- embitterment
- exacerbation
- exasperation
- fog
- fury
- gall
- grudge
- huff
- hurt
- ill feeling
- ill will
- indignation
- ire
- irritation
- malice
- malignity
- miff
- offense
- outrage
- passion
- perturbation
- pique
- rage
- rancor
- resentfulness
- rise
- spite
- umbrage
- vehemence
- vexation
- virulence
- virulency
- wrath
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- antagonism
- antipathy
- aversion
- black beast
- bother
- bugbear
- bête noire
- detestation
- disgust
- enmity
- execration
- frost
- grievance
- gripe
- hatred
- horror
- hostility
- ill will
- irritant
- loathing
- malevolence
- malignity
- mislike
- nasty look
- no love lost
- nuisance
- objection
- odium
- pain
- rancor
- rankling
- repellency
- repugnance
- repugnancy
- repulsion
- resentment
- revenge
- revulsion
- scorn
- spite
- trouble
- venom
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- antagonism
- antipathy
- aversion
- black beast
- bother
- bugbear
- bête noire
- detestation
- disgust
- enmity
- execration
- frost
- grievance
- gripe
- hatred
- horror
- hostility
- ill will
- irritant
- loathing
- malevolence
- malignity
- mislike
- nasty look
- no love lost
- nuisance
- objection
- odium
- pain
- rancor
- rankling
- repellence
- repugnance
- repugnancy
- repulsion
- resentment
- revenge
- revulsion
- scorn
- spite
- trouble
- venom
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- antagonism
- antipathy
- aversion
- black beast
- bother
- bugbear
- bête noire
- detestation
- disgust
- enmity
- execration
- frost
- grievance
- gripe
- hatred
- horror
- hostility
- ill will
- irritant
- loathing
- malevolence
- malignity
- mislike
- nasty look
- no love lost
- nuisance
- objection
- odium
- pain
- rancor
- rankling
- repellence
- repellency
- repugnance
- repulsion
- resentment
- revenge
- revulsion
- scorn
- spite
- trouble
- venom
- acerbity
- acrimony
- animosity
- animus
- annoyance
- antagonism
- bad feeling
- bitterness
- choler
- cynicism
- displeasure
- dudgeon
- embitterment
- exacerbation
- exasperation
- fog
- fury
- gall
- grudge
- huff
- hurt
- ill feeling
- ill will
- indignation
- ire
- irritation
- malice
- malignity
- miff
- offense
- outrage
- passion
- perturbation
- pique
- rage
- rancor
- rancorousness
- rise
- spite
- umbrage
- vehemence
- vexation
- virulence
- virulency
- wrath
- acerbity
- acrimony
- animosity
- animus
- annoyance
- antagonism
- bad feeling
- bitterness
- choler
- cynicism
- displeasure
- dudgeon
- exacerbation
- exasperation
- fog
- fury
- grudge
- huff
- hurt
- ill feeling
- ill will
- indignation
- ire
- irritation
- malice
- malignity
- miff
- offense
- outrage
- passion
- perturbation
- pique
- rage
- rancor
- rise
- spite
- umbrage
- vehemence
- vexation
- wrath
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