Antagonism and Jealousy

Antagonism

Antagonism noun - A deep-seated ill will.

Jealousy and antagonism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jealousy" instead a noun "Antagonism".

Jealousy

Jealousy noun - A painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too.

Antagonism and jealousy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Antagonism" instead a noun "Jealousy".

Nearby Words: jealous, jealously

How words are described

usual usual antagonism usual jealousy
initial initial antagonism initial jealousy
open open antagonism open jealousy
romantic romantic antagonism romantic jealousy
Other adjectives: petty, constant, personal, early, possible, mutual, occasional, earlier, previous.

Both words in one sentence

  • Cool Sword So cool that Sesshomaru's antagonism is partially out of jealousy over Inuyasha being able to wield it, but not him.
    Source: Cool Sword
  • The Prince in the play is a Reasonable Authority Figure whose antagonism comes from his frustration with Romeo and Juliet's Feuding Families, while Prince in the film is a Fat Idiot villain who banishes Romeo to a shark-infested island out of jealousy.
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