Protagonist Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Protagonist

lead
Lead is defined as a heavy, soft, flexible metal.
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supporter
A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking
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heroine
The central female character in a novel, play, etc., with whom the reader or audience is supposed to sympathize
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spokeswoman
A woman who speaks on behalf of another or others.
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star
Any of the celestial bodies visible to the naked eye at night as fixed, usually twinkling points of light, including binary and multiple star systems.
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champion
The definition of a champion is a person who is the best in his field or who has defeated all rivals.
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admirer
One who admires.
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booster
One that boosts, as:
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friend
Any member of the Society of Friends; Quaker
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exemplar
A pattern after which others should be made; see archetype.
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defender
A fighter who repels an attack.
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leader
A loss leader.
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proponent
The definition of a proponent is someone who is in favor of something or who advocates for a cause.
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leading character
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warrior
The definition of a warrior is a person experienced in conflict or battle.
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combatant
An armed fighter.
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advocate
One that pleads in another's behalf; an intercessor:
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spokesman
A person who speaks for another or for a group
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principal
Either of the combatants in a duel
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agonist
A substance in the body, or a drug, that acts as a stimulant by binding to a receptor cell, causing a response that may be counteracted by another substance or drug (called the antagonist)
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Antonyms for Protagonist

antagonist
A drug or chemical substance that interferes with the physiological action of another, especially by combining with and blocking its nerve receptor.
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minor character
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Words Related to Protagonist

hero
The definition of a hero is a person who has made noble and/or brave accomplishments.
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narrator
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anti-hero
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villain
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character
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actor
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henchwoman
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idol
One that is adored, often blindly or excessively.
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performing-arts
(Art) The arts involving performance, such as dance, theatre, singing, etc.
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Protagonist Sentence Examples

  • For the next nine years he was the protagonist of Reform.

  • He took up the task with the greatest zeal, although Berengar had been his personal friend; he was the protagonist of orthodoxy at the councils of Vercelli (1050), Tours (1054) and Rome (1059).

  • Mario is the main protagonist in Mario game video games.

  • Alan Wake, the game's protagonist, is a bestselling horror writer, who writes a novel about his darkest nightmares.

  • The alien protagonist of the story, whose name we never discover, is one of a party of scientists.

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