antagonist | | |
n. (person) | 1. adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister | someone who offers opposition. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist | a person who fights duels. |
| ~ foe, foeman, enemy, opposition | an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).; "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" |
| ~ luddite | any opponent of technological progress. |
| ~ withstander | an opponent who resists with force or resolution.; "obstinate withstanders of innovation" |
| ~ antichrist | (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ. |
n. (body) | 2. antagonist | a muscle that relaxes while another contracts.; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist" |
| ~ antagonistic muscle | (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another.; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles" |
n. (artifact) | 3. antagonist | a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug. |
| ~ drug | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic. |
| ~ estrogen antagonist, tamoxifen | an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer. |
| ~ narcotic antagonist | an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration). |
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