Word of the Day: Catachrestical
2. An opponent in controversy.
2. 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. A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.
Alt. of Antagonistical
Opponent Roget’s Thesaurus §710
N. opponent, antagonist, adversary, adverse party, # opposition, enemy, the other side, assailant, oppositionist, obstructive, brawler, wrangler, brangler, disputant, filibuster, obstructionist, malcontent, jacobin, fenian, demagogue, reactionist, rival, competitor, bete noir
Enemy Roget’s Thesaurus §891
N. enemy, antagonist, foe, foeman, open enemy, bitter enemy, opponent, back friend, public enemy, enemy to society
Phr. every hand being against one, "he makes no friend who never made a foe", with friends like that, who needs enemies?, lord protect me from my friends, i can protect myself from my enemies
No Bible verses found for "antagonist".