Antonyms for antagonist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : an-tag-uh-nist |
| Phonetic Transcription : ænˈtæg ə nɪst |
Definition of antagonist
Origin :- 1590s, from French antagoniste (16c.) or directly from Late Latin antagonista, from Greek antagonistes "competitor, opponent, rival," agent noun from antagonizesthai "to struggle against, oppose, be a rival," from anti- "against" (see anti-) + agonizesthai "to contend for a prize," from agon "contest" (see agony). Originally in battle or sport, extended 1620s to any sphere of human activity.
- noun person causing problem
- His intention was neither to kill nor to cripple his antagonist.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- I turned to my antagonist--it seemed that a long time had passed since I last looked at him.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- His antagonist was Dr. Gunning, ready, fluent, and impassioned.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- He also saw that his antagonist was regarding him with a curious eye.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- In the mind of each was growing a respect for his antagonist.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Was it possible so slight an antagonist could engulf the battle cruiser?
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- His only redress is forthwith to draw a circle outside of his antagonist.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- What happens when a state has gained the mastery in battle over her antagonist?
- Extract from : « Hiero » by Xenophon
- You need not be alarmed, for this time you will only have me for an antagonist.
- Extract from : « Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 » by Various
- We are nominally inferior, but in reality superior, to our antagonist.
- Extract from : « An Old Sailor's Yarns » by Nathaniel Ames
Synonyms for antagonist
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