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In all our pictures, we had an antagonist who becomes the good guy, and the underdog fulfills his quest.
Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Meaning of "antagonist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTAGONIST

antagonist  [ænˈtæɡənɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTAGONIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antagonist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTAGONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Antagonist

An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution that represents the opposition against which the protagonist or protagonists must contend. In other words, an antagonist is a person or a group of people who oppose the main character. In the classic style of stories wherein the action consists of a hero fighting a villain/enemy, the two can be regarded as protagonist and antagonist, respectively. Of course, some narratives cast the villain the protagonist role, with the opposing hero as the antagonist. The antagonist may also represent a major threat or obstacle to the main character by their very existence, without necessarily deliberately targeting him or her. Examples in both film and theatre include Sauron, the main antagonist in The Lord of the Rings, who constantly battles the series' protagonists, and Tybalt, an antagonist in Romeo and Juliet, who slays Mercutio and whose later death results in the exiling of one of the play's protagonists, Romeo. A convention of the antagonist in a story is that their moral choices are less savoury than those of the protagonist. This is often used by an author to create conflict within a story.

Definition of antagonist in the English dictionary

The definition of antagonist in the dictionary is an opponent or adversary, as in a contest, drama, sporting event, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTAGONIST


agonist
ˈæɡənɪst
cosmogonist
kɒzˈmɒɡənɪst
deuteragonist
ˌdjuːtəˈræɡənɪst
educationist
ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənɪst
exhibitionist
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst
expressionist
ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst
humanist
ˈhjuːmənɪst
impressionist
ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst
modernist
ˈmɒdənɪst
nutritionist
njuːˈtrɪʃənɪst
organist
ˈɔːɡənɪst
paganist
ˈpeɪɡənɪst
perfectionist
pəˈfɛkʃənɪst
pianist
ˈpɪənɪst
protagonist
prəʊˈtæɡənɪst
receptionist
rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst
theogonist
θɪˈɒɡənɪst
tobogganist
təˈbɒɡənɪst
tritagonist
trɪˈtæɡənɪst
Zionist
ˈzaɪənɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTAGONIST

anta
Antabuse
antacid
antae
Antaeus
antagonisable
antagonisation
antagonise
antagonism
antagonistic
antagonistically
antagonizable
antagonization
antagonize
Antakiya
Antakya
antalgic
antalkali
antalkaline

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTAGONIST

abortionist
accordionist
anti-Zionist
balloonist
cartoonist
colonist
communist
conservationist
constructionist
dental receptionist
evolutionist
fashionist
hotel receptionist
percussionist
precisionist
projectionist
reductionist
revolutionist
saxophonist
trade unionist
unionist

Synonyms and antonyms of antagonist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ANTAGONIST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «antagonist» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of antagonist

Translation of «antagonist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTAGONIST

Find out the translation of antagonist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of antagonist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antagonist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敌手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antagonista
570 millions of speakers

English

antagonist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिपक्षी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خصم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

антагонист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antagonista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরোধী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adversaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antagonis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Antagonist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

敵対者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적대자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antagonis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân vật phản diện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிரியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rakip
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antagonista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

antagonistą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

антагоніст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

antagonist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανταγωνιστή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antagonis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antagonist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antagonist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antagonist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTAGONIST»

The term «antagonist» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.497 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTAGONIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antagonist

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10 QUOTES WITH «ANTAGONIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word antagonist.
1
William Atherton
If you have to be the antagonist, you often have a lot more creative powers. You have a lot more color to you.
2
Michael Biehn
Johnny Ringo to me was just the best antagonist that I've ever played, because I played him as a guy who has a death wish and had done everything that he wanted in life. As far as he was concerned, a gun fight was about as exciting as it was going to get.
3
Isaac D'Israeli
The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.
4
Barbara Deming
This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.
5
William Devane
Donna Mills came on the show as a female antagonist, about a year before, so now they wanted to have a male antagonist. I was cast as a Senator to shake things up.
6
Michelle Forbes
So often in TV, when you have an antagonist who's supposed to be the 'big baddie,' it's so easy for them to become cliched.
7
Geoff Johns
Evil is relative - and what I mean by that is that our villains are as complex, as deep and as compelling as any of our heroes. Every antagonist in the DC Universe has a unique darkness, desire and drive. And the reason for being of 'Forever Evil' is to explore that darkness.
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Arthur Rankin, Jr.
In all our pictures, we had an antagonist who becomes the good guy, and the underdog fulfills his quest.
9
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword.
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Robert Z'Dar
People come up to me and say, 'You are such a great bad guy.' The fact is that the antagonist in a movie is usually the most fun to play. You can stretch the role and do so much with it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTAGONIST»

Discover the use of antagonist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antagonist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Antagonist
This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
Lynn Coady, 2013
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Antagonist
Using his unique insight into the future of the human race, Donal Graeme, a mutant mercenary soldier, finds himself drawn into a potential confrontation with the powerful Bleys Ahrens, a mutant whose own quest for power and his complex ...
Gordon R. Dickson, David W. Wixon, 2008
3
Edom, Israel's Brother and Antagonist: The Role of Edom in ...
It sketches the literary history of these texts and discusses the possible historical background of the conceptions they share.
Bert Dicou, 1994
4
Cell Surface Receptors: A Short Course on Theory and Methods
Receptor-. Antagonist. Interactions,. KDg. An antagonist is any agent that blocks responses to agonist-evoked, receptor- mediated responses. Antagonists can act via the agonist-binding, so-called "orthosteric" binding pocket of the receptor, ...
Lee E. Limbird, 2005
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A Pharmacology Primer: Theory, Applications, and Methods
6.1 INTRODUCTION 99 6.2 KINETICS OF DRUG-RECEPTOR INTERACTION 99 6.3 SURMOUNTABLE COMPETITIVE ANTAGONISM 102 6.4 NONCOMPETITIVE ANTAGONISM 114 6.5 AGONIST-ANTAGONIST HEMI- EQUILIBRIA 117 6.6 ...
Terry Kenakin, 2010
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Writing the Short Film
The Main Character and the Antagonist In the longer film, the relationship of the main character to the antagonist is used to create a heroic dimension in the main character. The greater the adversary, the greater the hero. However, heroic ...
Patricia Cooper, Ken Dancyger, 2005
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A Guide to Screenwriting Success: Writing for Film and ...
Movies in the 1990s made excellent use of this fascination with the bad guy. Antagonist and villains have made strong careers for many actors and actresses. Here is a list that covers most of the types: Fortuitous. This type of antagonist will say ...
Stephen V. Duncan, 2006
8
Sustained Delivery and Pharmacodynamics of an Integrin ...
molecule integrin antagonist of αvβ3 and αvβ5, to the site of neovascularization in a laser- induced rat model. Angiogenesis is partially regulated by integrins (24, 25). The αvβ3 and α5β1 integrins appear to be over-expressed in laser-induced ...
Yingli Fu, 2007
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A Textbook of In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted ...
The efficacy of GnRH antagonist versus agonist administration for COH has recently been compared in two meta-analyses. Ludwig and colleagues40 did not show any significant difference in the pregnancy rates between the two groups.
Peter R. Brinsden, 2005
10
The CRF-1 Receptor Antagonist, CP-154,526, Attenuates ...
Emily Geyer Lowery. The HPA-axis has been implicated in neurobiological responses to stress and ethanol consumption, and the involvement of neurochemicals and hormones associated with the HPA-axis in stress-induced ethanol ...
Emily Geyer Lowery, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTAGONIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antagonist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Agent Carter season 2 to feature big villain from Marvel comic universe
More than one antagonist was teased by co-showrunner Michelle Fazekas, speaking to Entertainment Weekly. Marvel's Agent Carter S01E08: ... «Digital Spy, Jul 15»
2
It is wrong to categorise actors: Divya Dutta
The actress revealed she will be doing her first main antagonist role in Subhash Singh's directional debut “Chalk and Duster”, which also stars ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
New obesity drug gives 6 kg extra weight loss in trial
... phentermine, a sympathomimetic amine anorectic, combined with topiramate, an antiepileptic (Qsymia); and naltrexone, an opioid antagonist ... «Medical News Today, Jul 15»
4
Stuart Broad's a nice guy: Adam Voges
... of Broad's at county Nottinghamshire, only has good things to say about the straight-talking, non-walking antagonist of the past two Ashes. «The West Australian, Jul 15»
5
Christie hits Paul on national security: Fundraising 'disgraceful'
Christie was Paul's chief antagonist among the more than a dozen White House hopefuls during Paul's headline-grabbing anti-surveillance ... «CNN, Jul 15»
6
Captivating Visual Novel Umineko Set to be Released on Steam
The sound novel will challenge players to attempt to explain away the mysteries with 'human logic', while the game's antagonist Beatrice tries ... «Twinfinite, Jul 15»
7
Rajinikanth, Vikram may team up for Enthiran 2
... 'Enthiran 2' Hence, the delay in signing the project,” the source said. Vikram has been reportedly offered the role of the antagonist in the film. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Is Akshay Dogra the main antagonist for Colors!
After roping in the biggie Mishal Raheja as the male lead, the channel and production has now roped in yet another talented actor to play the ... «Bollywood Dhamaka, Jul 15»
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Adding Aprepitant Improves Control of Oxaliplatin-Related Nausea …
Adding an NK1 antagonist (aprepitant or fosaprepitant) to a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist with dexamethasone improved antiemetic control for ... «OncLive, Jul 15»
10
NK1 Antagonist Shows Promising Results for Emesis Prevention
The addition of the oral neurokinin-1 (NK1) antagonist aprepitant to an oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimen effectively reduced nausea ... «Cancer Network, Jul 15»

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