| agonistic | (adj) of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece |
| agonistic | (adj) striving to overcome in argument, Syn. agonistical, combative, Example: a dialectical and agonistic approach |
| agonistic | (adj) struggling for effect, Syn. strained, Example: agonistic poses |
| antagonistic | (adj) indicating opposition or resistance, Syn. counter |
| antagonistic | (adj) characterized by antagonism or antipathy, Syn. antipathetic, antipathetical, Example: slaves antagonistic to their masters; antipathetic factions within the party |
| antagonistic | (adj) arousing animosity or hostility, Ant. conciliatory, Example: his antagonistic brusqueness; Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States |
| antagonistic | (adj) used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect, Syn. incompatible, Ant. synergistic |
| antagonistic | (adj) incapable of harmonious association |
| antagonistically | (adv) in an antagonistic manner, Example: he behaves antagonistically toward his colleagues |
| antagonistic muscle | (n) (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another, Example: the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles |
| Agonistical | { } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Agonism. ] Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence, strained; unnatural. [ 1913 Webster ] As a scholar, he [ Dr. Parr ] was brilliant, but he consumed his power in agonistic displays. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Agonistic |
| Agonistically | adv. In an agonistic manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Agonistics | n. The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Antagonistic | { } a. Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. Milman. [1913 Webster] Variants: Antagonistical |
