Antagonist Synonyms & Definitions

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• AntagonistDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.
2. (n.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
3. (n.) One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.
4. (n.) A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.

• AntagonisticalDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.