Antagonistic
Antagonistic adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Hesitant and antagonistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hesitant" instead an adjective "Antagonistic".
Hesitant
Hesitant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.
Antagonistic and hesitant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Antagonistic" instead an adjective "Hesitant".
Both words in one sentence
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In the episode, George Lucas is more hesitant to changing the movies and Steven Spielberg is more antagonistic, but in real life, Lucas has continued to change his movies and Spielberg regretted doing it.
Source: George Lucas Altered Version
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