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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. someone who offers opposition;
[syn: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister]

2. a muscle that relaxes while another contracts;
- Example: "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"

3. a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

antagonist \an*tag"o*nist\ ([a^]n*t[a^]g"[-o]*n[i^]st), n. [L. antagonista, Gr. 'antagwnisth`s; 'anti` against + 'agwnisth`s combatant, champion, fr. 'agwni`zesqai: cf. F. antagoniste. See Antagonism.] 1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. [1913 Webster] Antagonist of Heaven's Almighty King. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Our antagonists in these controversies. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 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. AS [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A substance which opposes the actions of another substance in the body, especially a drgu that counteracts the effects of another drug. [1913 Webster + AS] Syn: Adversary; enemy; opponent; foe; competitor. See Adversary. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Antagonist \An*tag"o*nist\, a. Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy. [1913 Webster] Antagonistical
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

antagonist n 1: someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister] [ant: agonist] 2: a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist" 3: a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug [ant: synergist]