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Definitions of 'antagonist' Wordnet 

1. (noun) adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
someone who offers opposition

2. (noun) antagonist
a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
"when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"

3. (noun) antagonist
a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug


Definitions of 'antagonist' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (adj) antagonist
antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy

2. (noun) antagonist
one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent

3. (noun) antagonist
a muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it

4. (noun) antagonist
a medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues


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