About The Word Antagonist

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Antagonist

Antagonist Meaning & Definition
Antagonist Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Antagonist?

[n] a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
[n] a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
[n] someone who offers opposition

Synonyms | Synonyms for Antagonist: adversary | opponent | opposer | resister

Related Terms | Find terms related to Antagonist: 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 | Roscius | 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 | walking part | walk-on

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Antagonist In Webster's Dictionary

\An*tag"o*nist\, n. [L. antagonista, Gr. ?; ? against + ? combatant, champion, fr. ?: cf. F. antagoniste. See {Antagonism}.] 1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. Antagonist of Heaven's Almigthy King. --Milton. Our antagonists in these controversies. --Hooker. 2. (Anat.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it. 3. (Med.) A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. Syn: Adversary; enemy; opponent; toe; competitor. See {Adversary}.
\An*tag"o*nist\, a. Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.

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