# antagonistic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/ · frequency rank #28,115

## Definitions
1. Contending or acting against.
2. Relating to an antagonist.

## Etymology
From antagonist + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **antagonist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antagonist-vs-antagonistic)

## Common misspellings (18)
`anatgonistic`, `anntagonistic`, `antaggonistic`, `antagnoistic`, `antagoinstic`, `antagonisitc`, `antagonisstic`, `antagonistci`, `antagonisticc`, `antagonisttic`, `antagonitsic`, `antagonnistic`, `antagonsitic`, `antaognistic`, `antgaonistic`, `anttagonistic`, `atnagonistic`, `natagonistic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/antagonistic