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antagonise vs rile

rile vs antagonise

antagonise and rile both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antagonise No No Yes No
rile No No Yes No
As verbs, rile is a hypernym of antagonise; that is, rile is a word with a broader meaning than antagonise:
  • antagonise: provoke the hostility of
  • rile: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Other hypernyms of antagonise include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex.
antagonise (verb) rile (verb)
provoke the hostility of make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
act in opposition to cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Difference between antagonise and rile

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