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English noun: antagonist | |||
| 1. | antagonist (person) someone who offers opposition | ||
| Synonyms | adversary, opponent, opposer, resister | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist, enemy, foe, foeman, Luddite, opposition, withstander | ||
| Instance hyponym | Antichrist | ||
| Antonyms | agonist | ||
| 2. | antagonist (body) a muscle that relaxes while another contracts | ||
| Samples | When bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | antagonistic muscle | ||
| 3. | antagonist (artifact) a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drug | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | estrogen antagonist, narcotic antagonist, tamoxifen | ||
| Antonyms | synergist | ||
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