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The antonym of the word protagonist is ______.
The antonym of the word protagonist is ______.
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Think of the character who opposes the main character in a story.
Updated On: Jul 22, 2026
- agnostic
- antagonist
- arsonist
- anarchist
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The word "protagonist" refers to the central character in a story, novel, play, or narrative - the person around whom the plot revolves and whose goals, decisions, and conflicts drive the action forward. To find its antonym, we need a word that denotes the opposite role: a character or force that stands in opposition to the protagonist.
- Option (A) agnostic: An agnostic is a person who holds that the existence of God or ultimate reality is unknown or unknowable. This word belongs to the vocabulary of religious philosophy and has no semantic connection to "protagonist". It is included only because it shares a superficial phonetic resemblance (ending in "-ist" with a similar syllable count) to the correct answer. This is incorrect.
- Option (B) antagonist: An antagonist is the character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating the central conflict of the story. Since "protagonist" and "antagonist" form a well-established pair of opposites in literary terminology - one drives the story forward, the other resists or opposes that movement - this is the precise antonym. This is correct.
- Option (C) arsonist: An arsonist is a person who deliberately sets fire to property. This is a legal/criminal term entirely unrelated in meaning to "protagonist". It is a distractor chosen for its similar sound and ending. This is incorrect.
- Option (D) anarchist: An anarchist is a person who believes in the abolition of government and organized authority. While this word does describe a kind of opposition, it opposes the state or authority, not a protagonist in a narrative. It is not the standard dictionary antonym of "protagonist". This is incorrect.
Among the four options, only "antagonist" carries the direct oppositional meaning required, since English dictionaries and thesauruses consistently list antagonist as the antonym of protagonist.
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