Definition
Showing or involving active opposition, hostility, or conflict; acting as an opponent or rival.
Etymology
From 'antagonist' (one who opposes) + suffix '-ical' (pertaining to). An archaic or obsolete form that was more common in early modern English.
Kelly Says
The '-ical' ending is pretty rare on 'antagonist'—we normally say 'antagonistic'—but in early English, writers loved adding '-ical' to create grand-sounding adjectives, showing how language fashions change over time!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አን Tagen
an-ta-gen
ARالعربية
مُعارِض
mu-a-ra-i
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী
bi-ro-dhee
CACatalà
antagonista
an-ta-go-nis-ta
CSČeština
antagonistický
an-ta-go-nis-ti-cky
DADansk
antagonistisk
an-ta-go-nis-tisk
DEDeutsch
antagonistisch
an-ta-go-nis-tisch
ELΕλληνικά
ανταγωνιστικός
an-ta-go-nis-ti-kos
ESEspañol
antagónico
an-ta-go-nee-ko
FISuomi
antagonisti
an-ta-gon-is-ti
FRFrançais
antagoniste
an-ta-go-nist
GUGU
પ્રતિકૂળ
pri-ti-kool
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिद्वंद्वी
pratidh-va-n-vee
HUMagyar
ellentmondó
el-len-t-mond-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
bermusuhan
ber-mu-su-han
ITItaliano
antagonistico
an-ta-go-nis-ti-ko
JA日本語
敵対的な
teki-tai-teki-na
KO한국어
적대적인
jeokdae-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
antagonis
an-ta-go-nis
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kyae-pya-n-t
NLNederlands
antagonistisch
an-ta-go-nis-tisch
NONorsk
antagonistisk
an-ta-go-nis-tisk
PLPolski
antagonistyczny
an-ta-go-nis-t-ski
PTPortuguês
antagónico
an-ta-go-nee-ko
RORomână
antagonistic
an-ta-go-nis-tik
RUРусский
анtagonістический
an-ta-go-nis-ti-ches-ki-y
SVSvenska
antagonistisk
an-ta-go-nis-tisk
SWKiswahili
antagonistic
an-ta-go-nis-tik
TAதமிழ்
எதிரியான
e-thi-ri-yaan
TEతెలుగు
నిరోధక
ni-ro-dha-ka
THไทย
เป็นศัตรู
pen sat-roo
TLTL
antagonista
an-ta-go-nis-ta
TRTürkçe
antagonistik
an-ta-gon-is-tik
UKУкраїнська
анtagonістичний
an-ta-go-nis-ti-ch-nyy
VITiếng Việt
ngược lập
nguo-c lap
ZH中文
对抗性的
duì zhàn xìng de
ZUZU
isivumelwano
is-i-vu-me-l-wa-no