antagonist 3
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
Hypernym
drug 1
noun
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
EnglishAntonym
synergist 1
noun
a drug that augments the activity of another drug
Derivationally related form
antagonistic 4
adjective
used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
antagonism 4
noun
(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
Hyponym
an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer
an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)
