Antonyms for protagonist

Grammar : Noun

Spell : proh-tag-uh-nist

Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈtæg ə nɪst

antagonist

Definition of protagonist

Origin : 1670s, "principal character in a story, drama, etc.," from Greek protagonistes "actor who plays the chief or first part," from protos "first" (see proto-) + agonistes "actor, competitor," from agon "contest" (see act (n.)). Meaning "leading person in any cause or contest" is from 1889. Mistaken sense of "advocate, supporter" (1935) is from misreading of Greek protos as Latin pro- "for."

noun person who takes the lead; central figure of narrative

Example sentences :

He is still the Great Erastian, the protagonist of laity against clergy.
Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard

In the absence of Fox, Grey was the protagonist of Opposition.
Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose

And contradiction demands a "for" and an "against," a protagonist and an antagonist.
Extract from : « The Complex Vision » by John Cowper Powys

There is no longer a protagonist in the great drama, for there is no longer an antagonist.
Extract from : « The Complex Vision » by John Cowper Powys

And he had been the protagonist of everything sensible, orthodox, and prudent!
Extract from : « The Prodigal Father » by J. Storer Clouston

Indeed, in the Faerie Queene, Arthur himself appears as the protagonist.
Extract from : « English Narrative Poems » by Various

America became the opponent and Britain the protagonist of the League of Nations.
Extract from : « The Fruits of Victory » by Norman Angell

He was prone to see himself as he posed, in the character of a protagonist of truth.
Extract from : « The Beginners of a Nation » by Edward Eggleston.

Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.
Extract from : « Command » by William McFee

I became Man in her imagination, the protagonist of the world.
Extract from : « The Passionate Friends » by Herbert George Wells

Synonyms for protagonist

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