Antagonistic
Antagonistic adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Selfish and antagonistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Selfish" instead an adjective "Antagonistic".
Selfish
Selfish adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Antagonistic and selfish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Antagonistic" instead an adjective "Selfish".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Also, both Heather and Courtney are despised by most, if not all, of their fellow castmates for their antagonistic and selfish ways.
- This is a Trickster whose actions, while seemingly pointless, selfish, antagonistic, or just plain random, contain a valuable lesson.
Source: Trickster Mentor - The Harry Potter series of books has Mundungus Fletcher, a selfish thief and con artist who is sometimes antagonistic towards Harry and his friends.
Source: The Rat
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