Ant, n. Pismire, emmet
Antagonism, n. Opposition, contrariety, repugnance, contradiction, clashing, incompatibility, inconsistency, incongruity, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissonance, conflict, hostility, enmity, feud.
Antagonist, n. Opponent, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party.
Antagonistic, a. Antagonist, opposing, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical, contrary, contradictory, repugnant, conflicting, incompatible, inconsistent, incongruous, discordant, dissonant.
Antagonize, v. a. Oppose, contend against, counteract, conflict with, be hostile to, tend to annul, check.
Antagonize, v. n. Struggle together, contend with each other, be at feud, tend to annul each other.
Antecedence, n. Priority (in time), anteriority, precedence.
Antecedent, a. Preceding, precedent, previous, prior, anterior, foregoing, precursory, forerunning, going before.
Antecedent, n.
- 1. Precursor, forerunner.
- 2. (Math.) First term (of a ratio).
- 3. (Gram.) Preceding noun (to which a pronoun refers).
- 4. (Logic.) First proposition (in an enthymeme).
Antecedents, n. pl. Previous history (of an individual), previous course, incidents of one’s past life, record.
Antedate, v. a.
- 1. Date before the true time, date back, date earlier than the fact.
- 2. Anticipate, forestall, foretaste, experience beforehand.
Antenatal, a. Prenatal, prior to birth, fetal, in the womb.
Antepast, n. Foretaste, prelibation, forestalling, presentiment. See anticipation.
Anterior, a.
- 1. Preceding, prior, previous, foregoing, going before. See antecedent.
- 2. Fore, front, in front.