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Synonyms for antagonistic

The synonym for antagonistic recorded in this bank is antipathetic, in the sense "characterized by antagonism or antipathy". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

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The synonym for antagonistic

antipatheticadjective, in the sense "characterized by antagonism or antipathy"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day antagonistic is audited in a second meaning.

The senseadjectiveTier 5, SummitRelations

characterized by antagonism or antipathy

Slaves antagonistic to their masters.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

antipathetic

Same sentence, swapped: Slaves antipathetic to their masters.

Close but different

The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.

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Where antagonistic turns up in the game

antagonistic is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play antagonistic

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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