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antagonistic

How many syllables in antagonistic?

  5 syllables

Divide antagonistic into syllables:   an-tag-o-nis-tic
Primary syllable stress:   an-tag-o-nis-tic
Secondary syllable stress:   an-tag-o-nis-tic
How to pronounce antagonistic:   an-tag-uh-nis-tik
How to say antagonistic:

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Synonyms for antagonistic


2 syllables
  • hostile
  • opposed
  • martial
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • on the warpath
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with antagonistic

      2 syllables
      • cystic
      • mystic
      • mistic
      • mystic's
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      5 syllables
      6 syllables
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