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Definitions for: Antagonist
[n] a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
[n] a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
[n] someone who offers opposition
Webster (1913) Definition: An*tag"o*nist, n. [L. antagonista, Gr. ?; ? against
+ ? combatant, champion, fr. ?: cf. F. antagoniste. See
Antagonism.]
1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an
adversary; an opponent.
Antagonist of Heaven's Almigthy King. --Milton.
Our antagonists in these controversies. --Hooker.
2. (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.
3. (Med.) A medicine which opposes the action of another
medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or
tissues.
Syn: Adversary; enemy; opponent; toe; competitor. See
Adversary.
An*tag"o*nist, a.
Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools
of philosophy.
Synonyms: adversary, opponent, opposer, resister
Antonyms: synergist
See Also: antagonistic muscle, Antichrist, drug, dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist, enemy, estrogen antagonist, foe, foeman, human, individual, Luddite, mortal, narcotic antagonist, opposition, person, somebody, someone, soul, tamoxifen, withstander
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