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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Antagonist \An*tag"o*nist\, noun [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; foe; competitor. See {Adversary}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Antagonist \An*tag"o*nist\, adjective Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
antagonist
noun
1: someone who offers opposition [syn: {adversary}, {opponent}, {opposer}, {resister}] [ant: {agonist}]
2: a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
3: a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug [ant: {synergist}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
97 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 part
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