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as in enemy
one that is hostile toward another
please name the novel's hero and his antagonist
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as in opponent
one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict
his antagonist in the boxing match
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Recent Examples of antagonist
The storyline of Bill’s death introduced the character of his mother, Bonnie, who became Season 4’s top antagonist with her insensitive comments, including bluntly making Isaac’s secret public without his consent, fighting Maddie on the funeral arrangements and insulting Ty.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
The First Steps spot teases a retro-future world and an impending threat from Galactus, one of Marvel’s most famous antagonists.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Serotonin Antagonists Serotonin antagonists are a class of prescription medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and anesthesia.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Cumming made his debut as the faux antagonist in 2001's Spy Kids and would reprise his role in the next two sequels, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
The First Steps spot teases a retro-future world and an impending threat from Galactus, one of Marvel’s most famous antagonists.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Serotonin Antagonists Serotonin antagonists are a class of prescription medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and anesthesia.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Cumming made his debut as the faux antagonist in 2001's Spy Kids and would reprise his role in the next two sequels, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonist
Noun
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Republicans are comparably less inclined to see it as an enemy than are Americans overall.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Article 2 was the party’s enemies list: the U.S., Europe, NATO, and the United Nations.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: The legislation is driving a deep wedge between the Democratic Party and the restaurant industry with supporters and opponents on both sides.—
John Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the Terps lost for the first time in five games and slipped to 16-2 this winter at Xfinity Center, falling at home to a league opponent for the first time this season and losing at home for the first time since a 78-74 setback to then-No. 15 Marquette on Nov. 15.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2025
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Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti will make at least four changes when his team faces crosstown foe Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Cathedral has outscored its two regional playoff foes 32-8 overall to reach its second SoCal title contest.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Six years later, Sea started Shopee in Singapore and has since become a regional e-commerce behemoth that now competes against rivals such as ByteDance’s TikTok and Alibaba.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s rocky relationship with Zelensky goes back five years—to when Trump first held up military assistance Congress had authorized for Ukraine to coerce Zelensky into investigating his political rival Joe Biden.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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The tariffs could jolt the global trading system and stoke tensions with allies and adversaries.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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This could ultimately decide whether AI becomes our greatest ally or an adversary.—
Rupesh Chokshi,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Antagonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonist. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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