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
Example sentences :
  • 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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