antagonist's

Belonging to foe

Antagonist's is the possessive form of antagonist—someone who opposes or struggles against another.

In fiction, the antagonist's role is to create conflict for the protagonist: The antagonist's motives remained unclear until the final act.

More broadly, it describes anything belonging to an opponent or adversary: the antagonist's strategy, the antagonist's demands.

conflict

opponent's

Belonging to an adversary

opposition · counterforce · hostility · confrontation · rivalry · struggle · clash · dispute · interference

narrative

villain's

Of the antagonist

opponent's · enemy's · character's · storytelling · plot device · motivation · backstory · redemption arc · downfall · machinations

pharmacological

receptor's

Of a receiving molecule

drug's · molecule's · affinity · selectivity · mechanism · therapeutic · dosage · efficacy · side effects · interaction

Opposites
narrative role

antagonist'sprotagonist's

Main character's possessive

hero's · heroine's · champion's · savior's · defender's

relational opposition

antagonist'sally's

Belonging to a friend

friend's · partner's · comrade's · benefactor's · protector's

support vs. opposition

antagonist'sdefender's

Belonging to a guardian

benefactor's · patron's

Phrases
Family

antagonist, antagonists, antagonistic, antagonistically

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G