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antagonistic muscle - (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles. muscle, musculus-one of the contractile organs of the body. agonist-a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist.ntagonistic muscle - (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles. muscle, musculus-one of the contractile organs of the body. agonist-a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist.
An agent that acts in physiological opposition: a muscle that contracts with and limits the action of an agonist with which it is pairedâcalled also antagonistic muscle. 4 The short version of these formal definitions can be reworded as an agonist muscle being the muscle that works to achieve a desired action (e.g. looking left), while an antagonist muscle exists to perform the opposite action (e.g. looking right).