Opponent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that opposes another or others in a battle, contest, controversy, or debate. See Synonyms at enemy.
  • adj. Acting against an antagonist or opposing force: opponent armies.
  • adj. Located in front.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An individual or group who is a rival of another.
  • n. One who attempts to stop the progression of.
  • n. One who objects to.
  • n. In team sports, a player of an opposite team.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
  • n. One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.
  • n. One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some thesis or proposition, in distinction from the respondent, or defendant, who maintains it.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Situated in front; opposite; standing in the way.
  • Opposing; antagonistic; adverse.
  • In anatomy, bringing together or into opposition; having the action of an opponens. See opponens.
  • n. One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; one who supports the opposite side in controversy, disputation, or argument, or in a contest of any kind.
  • n. One who takes part in an opponency; the person who begins a dispute by raising objections to a tenet or doctrine: correlative to defendant or respondent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a contestant that you are matched against
  • adj. characterized by active hostility
  • n. someone who offers opposition
  • Equivalent
    hostile   
    Antonym
    ally    partner    supporter    proponent    advocate   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contestant   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    opposite    adverse    antagonistic    foe    antagonist    opposer    adversary    oppugner    withstander    opposition   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Conant    component    proponent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foe    adversary    supporter    advocate    champion    leader    critic    warrior    antagonist    defender