“Antagonize” or “Antagonise”

Language

Antagonize and antagonise are both English terms.

Usage

Antagonize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while antagonise is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
antagonize	98	34	63	100	94	26	0	29	34	0	0	0
antagonise	2	66	37	0	6	74	0	71	66	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "antagonize" over "antagonise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "antagonise" over "antagonize".
• In India, there is a preference for "antagonize" over "antagonise" (63 to 37).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "antagonize" over "antagonise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "antagonize" over "antagonise" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "antagonise" over "antagonize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonize" and "antagonise".
• In Ireland, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "antagonise" over "antagonize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "antagonise" over "antagonize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonize" and "antagonise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonize" and "antagonise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonize" and "antagonise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use antagonize or antagonise with sample sentences.

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