noun Download 🔗Share An opponent or enemy. Examples : "The school bully was the antagonist in many students' lives. " story character person literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who antagonizes or stirs. Examples : "The school's new principal was the antagonist in the teachers' union's negotiations. " character person story Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals. Examples : "2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)" medicine biochemistry physiology biology science compound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama. Examples : "In the school play, the antagonist was the jealous classmate who tried to sabotage the protagonist's project. " literature character story Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A muscle that acts in opposition to another. Examples : "A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it." physiology anatomy body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading