Antagonist

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  • noun. One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
  • noun. The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
  • noun. A muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle, the agonist.
  • noun. A drug or chemical substance that interferes with the physiological action of another, especially by combining with and blocking its nerve receptor.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who contends with another in combat or in argument; an opponent; a competitor; an adversary.
  • noun. In anatomy, a muscle which acts in opposition to another: as, a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
  • Counteracting; opposing; combating: as, antagonist forces; an antagonist muscle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting.
  • noun. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.
  • noun. A muscle which acts in opposition to another.
  • noun. A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An opponent or enemy.
  • noun. One who antagonizes or stirs.
  • noun. A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
  • noun. The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
  • noun. someone who offers opposition
  • noun. a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
    • Word Usage
    "About halfway through (when the main antagonist is killed) every single page was a stop-or-keep-going decision."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    protagonist  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    antagonistic muscle  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    protagonist  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    admirer  adversary  agonist  ally  assailant  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Roscius  actor  actress  adversary  adversary  
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