“Antagonizing” or “Antagonising”

Language

Antagonizing and antagonising are both English terms.

Usage

Antagonizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while antagonising 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
antagonizing	96	19	58	100	100	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
antagonising	4	81	42	0	0	79	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "antagonizing" over "antagonising" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "antagonising" over "antagonizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "antagonizing" over "antagonising" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "antagonizing" over "antagonising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "antagonizing" over "antagonising" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "antagonising" over "antagonizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonizing" and "antagonising".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonizing" and "antagonising".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonizing" and "antagonising".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonizing" and "antagonising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonizing" and "antagonising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "antagonizing" and "antagonising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use antagonizing or antagonising with sample sentences.

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