'antagonist' definitions:
Definition of 'antagonist'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister] [ant: agonist]
noun
A muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
noun
A drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug [ant: synergist]
Synonyms of 'antagonist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Roscius,
- 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