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| antagonist definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | opponent | 177 sets | |
| 2 | the character who works against the protagonist in the story | 64 sets | |
| 3 | foe, opponent, adversary | 58 sets | |
| 4 | bad guy | 39 sets | |
| 5 | a character or force in conflict with the main character | 30 sets | |
| 6 | the character who opposes the protagonist | 27 sets | |
| 7 | a character who works against the protagonist | 25 sets | |
| 8 | muscle acts in opposition to the agonist, often lengthening to do so | 23 sets | |
| 9 | muscles that oppose the movement of the agonist | 21 sets | |
| 10 | someone who offers opposition | 19 sets | |
| 11 | a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. | 18 sets | |
| 12 | the character, force, or collection of forces in fiction or drama that opposes the protagonist and gives rise to the conflict of the story | 16 sets | |
| 13 | character who struggles against the protagonist | 15 sets | |
| 14 | one that opposes another. | 15 sets | |
| 15 | a rival, opponent, adversary | 13 sets | |
| 16 | a person or thing that opposes the protagonist or hero/heroine of a story | 13 sets | |
| 17 | character who opposes the main character | 13 sets | |
| 18 | one that opposes another | 12 sets | |
| 19 | the character or force that blocks the protagonist | 12 sets | |
| 20 | irritant | 12 sets | |
| 21 | the bad guy | 11 sets | |
| 22 | an obstacle to the protagonist or character who is involved in the most important conflict with the protagonist | 11 sets | |
| 23 | the character who represents evil in a literary work | 11 sets | |
| 24 | the character or force that opposes the protagonist | 10 sets | |
| 25 | opposes the protagonist | 10 sets | |
| 26 | a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug | 10 sets | |
| 27 | the major character-in a narrative or drama who works against the hero. | 10 sets | |
| 28 | one who is hostile towards; one who opposes | 10 sets | |
| 29 | the person or thing working against the protagonist, or hero, of the work. | 10 sets | |
| 30 | an enemy | 10 sets | |
| 31 | drug which blocks the activity of neurotransmitters | 9 sets | |
| 32 | a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary | 9 sets | |
| 33 | a character or force that opposes (literally, "wrestles") the main character. | 9 sets | |
| 34 | a character who opposes the main character | 9 sets | |
| 35 | a character, institution, group, or force that is in conflict with the protagonist. | 9 sets | |
| 36 | a chemical that opposes the action of a neurotransmitter | 9 sets | |
| 37 | a muscle that relaxes while another contracts | 9 sets | |
| 38 | one who opposes | 9 sets | |
| 39 | a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist | 9 sets | |
| 40 | a character or a force in conflict with the main character or protagonist | 9 sets | |