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Antagonistic vs Martial - What's the difference?

antagonistic | martial | Related terms |

Antagonistic is a related term of martial.


As an adjective antagonistic

is contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.

As a proper noun martial is

narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).

antagonistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.
  • * Milman
    • They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic .
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    martial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
  • * Dryden
    • But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set, / Each other's poise and counterbalance are.
  • Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
  • (comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike.
  • (medicine, chemistry, obsolete) Relating to, or containing, iron; chalybeate.
    • martial preparations
    martial flowers: a reddish crystalline salt of iron

    Derived terms

    * court martial * martial art * martialism * martialness * martialist * martial law * martially

    See also

    * Mars

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