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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 protagonist, Nora Stephens, is a New York literary agent, and the antagonist, if that’s the correct word for the character who is clearly going to become the love interest, is an uptight book editor.
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Susan Coll
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
On the Dungeon Master side, the book included new organizations, guilds and other element of city life that can be used as allies and antagonists.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The participants were randomly assigned to a treatment intended to increase potassium levels, either by potassium supplementation, a medication called a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), or both.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
And yet, introducing new antagonists through a muddled mystery, the core Conjuring mythology nearly cracks beyond repair.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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Susan Coll
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
On the Dungeon Master side, the book included new organizations, guilds and other element of city life that can be used as allies and antagonists.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The participants were randomly assigned to a treatment intended to increase potassium levels, either by potassium supplementation, a medication called a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), or both.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
And yet, introducing new antagonists through a muddled mystery, the core Conjuring mythology nearly cracks beyond repair.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonist
Noun
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These vessels can blend into the ocean’s background noise and deploy advanced drones designed to confuse and distract enemy tracking systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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At first, drones were used to scout and drop makeshift bombs onto enemy troops’ heads.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Deakins has two opponents so far in the contest for the Republican Party nomination.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was an opponent of transgender rights advocates and was discussing transgender mass shootings when he was fatally shot.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The teams may again meet this weekend in a match-up that will again stoke the political machinations between the foes.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Master Chief, much like the Doom Slayer, dwarfed most of his foes and was nigh-on invulnerable.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the Gulf states may well reconsider aspects of their defense and procurement policies, a major re-pivot to primarily buying military hardware, especially sophisticated equipment, from China or Russia and other rivals of the Western powers seems highly unlikely.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In-state alog with Miami’s huge win (see above), Fllrida played credibly in a 20-10 loss to 3-LSU, and FIU defeated rival FAU 38-28 in the annual Shula Bowl game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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Nation-state adversaries, led by China, are actively pre-positioning within the operational technology (OT) systems that control manufacturing lines, power generation and industrial processes.—
Bob Ackerman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The biggest casualty, says Srivastava, will be the goodwill between India and the United States, built after decades of bitterness over Washington's support of India's adversaries like Pakistan.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Antagonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonist. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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