antagonist
antagonist is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(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.
- 2.(Med.) A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. See Adversary.
- 3.Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adversary
- adverse
- against
- assailant
- back
- being
- bete
- bitter
- brangler
- brawler
- can
- competitor
- demagogue
- disputant
- enemy
- every
- filibuster
- foe
- foeman
- friend
- from
- hand
- like
- made
- malcontent
- myself
- needs
- never
- obstructionist
- obstructive
- one
- open
- opponent
- opposition
- oppositionist
- other
- party
- protect
- public
- reactionist
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is antagonist.
- What is a muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it called?
- What is a medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. See Adversary called?
- What is antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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