antagonist

Meaning of antagonist

noun
  1. An opponent or enemy.
  2. One who antagonizes or stirs.
  3. A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
    2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)
  4. (authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
  5. A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
    A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.

Information about antagonist

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of antagonist is: antagonists.
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Hyphenation of antagonist

an-tag-o-nist

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
  • antagonist is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

antagonist synonyms

Meaning adversary:

adversary, opponent, opposer, resister

antagonist antonyms

Meaning :

agonist, protagonist

Translation of antagonist

Anagrams of antagonist

stagnation

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