Synonyms for "antagonise"

 Here are several synonyms for "antagonise," categorized by the specific nuance they convey:

To provoke or irritate:

• Irritate: To annoy or make someone frustrated.
• Provoke: To incite anger, resentment, or strong reaction.
• Annoy: To bother or disturb someone.
• Exasperate: To intensely irritate or frustrate.
• Vex: To annoy or worry someone.
• Pique: To irritate or provoke, often in a minor way.
• Rile: To make someone angry or annoyed.
• Nettle: To irritate or annoy someone slightly.
• Agitate: To make someone feel anxious or troubled.
• Harass: To persistently disturb or trouble someone.
• Badger: To repeatedly ask or bother someone.
• Needle: To tease or provoke someone playfully or maliciously.

To oppose or act against:

• Oppose: To act against or resist someone or something.
• Counteract: To act against something in order to reduce its force or neutralize it.
• Resist: To withstand the action or effect of something.
• Confront: To face someone in hostility or defiance.
• Contradict: To assert the opposite of what someone has said.
• Alienate: To make someone feel isolated or estranged.
• Estrange: To cause someone to be no longer friendly or affectionate.

To create hostility or animosity:

• Offend: To cause someone to feel hurt, upset, or resentful.
• Displease: To fail to satisfy or appeal to someone.
• Ruffle feathers: To annoy or upset someone.
• Make enemies: To cause someone to become hostile towards you.
• Set against: To cause someone to be hostile or opposed to another.

More formal synonyms:

• Incur the hostility of: To cause someone to become hostile towards you.
• Incense: To make someone extremely angry.

The best synonym to use will depend on the specific context and the degree and nature of the antagonism.

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By Jerry Ramonyai