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Noun(1) someone who offers opposition(2) a muscle that relaxes while another contracts(3) a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug(4) person causing problem

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(1) When he'd regained equilibrium, he whirled around to confront his antagonist .(2) In addition, Taoists sometimes saw in Buddhism an antagonist and competitor rather than a colleague.(3) The anterior tibialis muscle was chosen because of its function as an antagonist to the peroneal muscles.(4) Protagonists generally have needs, desires, goals, aversions and fears, and their efforts to achieve their goals are generally complicated or thwarted by an antagonist , who may be hostile to the protagonist.(5) It's hard to have a really menacing antagonist when the antagonist isn't ever really sure what it is he's trying to accomplish.(6) Moving through a complete range of motion will strengthen the agonist and stretch the antagonist muscle.(7) The group moving the body part is called the agonist with the opposing group called the antagonist .(8) he turned to confront his antagonist(9) This can be studied by transposing the innervation of a muscle to its antagonist , or by transposing one of its tendons to the opposite side of a joint, such that the mechanical action of the muscle is reversed.(10) LSD is a serotonin antagonist(11) It is also an effective antagonist or inhibitor of cortisol, a stress hormone that maintains the integrity of the circulatory system.(12) The stakes of nuclear war engage not just the survival of the antagonists , but the fate of mankind.(13) The use of selective serotonin antagonists for early-onset alcohol dependence also has been investigated, with positive results.(14) Progress has been made in the development of new anti-emetic drugs, particularly the serotonin antagonists which are potent inhibitors of chemotherapy-induced vomiting.(15) Optimal functioning of the stabilizing muscles depends not only on the force production of these muscles in relation to synergists, antagonists , and prime movers of a joint, but also on the correct timing of muscle activation.(16) The serotonin antagonists are effective and have few side effects.