antagonist

Meaning

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 other agonist chemicals, such as endogenous chemical messengers.
4. The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
5. A muscle that acts in opposition to another.

Synonyms

opponent

adversary

enemy

foe

rival

opposer

resister

opposition

objector

competitor

antagonistic muscle

baulker

adversaries

withstander

adverse party

anti

balker

contender

heavy

objectors

opponents

opposing

predator

unpleasant person

Translations

antagonista

Antagonist

antagoniste

antagonista

antagonista

ανταγωνιστής

adversaire

adversario

Gegner

Widersacher

tegenstander

Gegenspieler

avversario

antagonista

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ænˈtæɡənɪst/

Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

Sentences

The bmp antagonist chordin is also expressed in the endoderm of gastrulating " S . kowalevskii".