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antagonist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun antagonist has 3 senses
- antagonist(n = noun.person) adversary, opponent, opposer, resister - someone who offers opposition; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
- antagonist(n = noun.body) Array - a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist" is a kind of antagonistic muscle
- antagonist(n = noun.artifact) Array - a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug; Array is a kind of drug
has particulars: dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist, enemy, foe, foeman, opposition, luddite, withstander, antichrist
Antonym: agonist
Derived forms noun antagonism3, noun antagonism2, noun antagonism1, adjective antagonistic1
Derived form adjective antagonistic4
has particulars: estrogen antagonist, tamoxifen, narcotic antagonist
Derived forms noun antagonism4, adjective antagonistic4
Antonym: synergist
CIDE DICTIONARY
antagonist, n. [L. antagonista, Gr. ; against + combatant, champion, fr. : cf. F. antagoniste. See Antagonism.].
- One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. [1913 Webster]"Antagonist of Heaven's Almigthy King." [1913 Webster]"Our antagonists in these controversies." [1913 Webster]
- A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it. [1913 Webster]
- A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Adversary; enemy; opponent; foe; competitor. See Adversary.
antagonist, a.
Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
antagonist, n.
1 an opponent or adversary.
2 Biol. a substance or organ that partially or completely opposes the action of another.
1 an opponent or adversary.
2 Biol. a substance or organ that partially or completely opposes the action of another.
Derivative
antagonistic adj. antagonistically adv.
Etymology
F antagoniste or LL antagonista f. Gk antagonistes (as ANTAGONIZE)
THESAURUS
antagonist
Roscius, actor, actress, adversary, anti, antihero, archenemy, assailant, bad guy, barnstormer, bit, bit part, bitter enemy, cast, character, character actor, character man, character woman, child actor, combatant, competition, competitor, con, contender, cue, devil, diseur, diseuse, dramatizer, enemy, fat part, feeder, foe, foeman, foil, heavy, hero, heroine, histrio, histrion, ingenue, juvenile, lead, lead role, leading lady, leading man, leading woman, lines, match, matinee idol, mime, mimer, mimic, monologist, mummer, open enemy, opponent, opposer, opposing party, opposite camp, opposition, oppugnant, pantomime, pantomimist, part, person, personage, piece, playactor, player, protagonist, protean actor, public enemy, reciter, role, side, soubrette, stage performer, stage player, stooge, straight man, straight part, stroller, strolling player, supporting character, supporting role, sworn enemy, the loyal opposition, the opposition, theatrical, thespian, title role, trouper, utility man, villain, walk-on, walking partROGET THESAURUS
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Opponent
N opponent, antagonist, adversary, adverse party, opposition, enemy, the other side, assailant, oppositionist, obstructive, brawler, wrangler, brangler, disputant, filibuster, obstructionist, malcontent, Jacobin, Fenian, demagogue, reactionist, rival, competitor, bete noir.Enemy
N enemy, antagonist, foe, foeman, open enemy, bitter enemy, opponent, back friend, public enemy, enemy to society, every hand being against one, he makes no friend who never made a foe, with friends like that, who needs enemies?, Lord protect me from my friends, I can protect myself from my enemies.
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