The meaning of Opponent

Opponent – definition

noun
Someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument.
Usage examples:
He beat his republican opponent by a landslide margin
Synonims:
Rival Adversary Opposer The opposition Fellow contestant (fellow) competitor Enemy Foe Antagonist Combatant Contender Challenger Critic Dissenter Disputant Objector

noun
A person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it
Usage examples:
Opponents of the project fear it will attract undesirables., his chief opponent in the november ele…

Opponent translation into English

Opponent: translate from English into Chinese

对手, 敌手, 反对者, 仵, 相反的, 对面的, 对立的, 敌对的, 对抗者

Opponent: translate from English into Dutch

Tegenstander, Tegenstrever, Tegenpartij, Bestrijder, Tegenkandidaat, Tegengesteld, Tegenstrevend, Strijdig

Opponent: translate from English into French

Adversaire, Opposant, Rival, Antagoniste

Opponent: translate from English into German

Gegner, Opponent, Widersacher, Gegenüber, Kontrahent, Widerpart

Opponent: translate from English into Hindi

प्रतिद्वंद्वी, विरोधी, विपक्षी, प्रतियोगी, दुश्मन, विरोधकर्ता, प्रतिपक्षी, मुख़ालिफ़

Opponent: translate from English into Italian

Avversario, Oppositore, Rivale, Antagonista, Contrario

Opponent: translate from English into Korean

상대, 적수, 시합 따위의 적수, 적대하는, 반대측의

Opponent: translate from English into Russian

Противник, Оппонент, Враг, Противоположный, Враждебный, Расположенный напротив

Opponent: translate from English into Spanish

Adversario, Contrincante, Contrario, Contendiente

Word origin

late 16th century (denoting a person opening an academic debate by proposing objections to a philosophical or religious thesis): from Latin opponent- ‘setting against’, from the verb opponere

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Opponent – similar words

opponents

noun
Someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument.
Usage examples:
He beat his republican opponent by a landslide margin

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Opponent synonims

adversary

noun
One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Usage examples:
Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals

adjective
Another term for adversarial.

noun
An enemy
Usage examples:
He saw her as his main adversary within the company.

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antagonist

noun
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
Usage examples:
He turned to confront his antagonist

noun
A person who opposes or disagrees with another

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challenger

noun
A person who engages in a contest.
Usage examples:
New championship challengers

noun
Someone who tries to win a competition and achieve a position, esp. in politics or sports, against someone who has won it and now has that position
Usage examples:
An aide to buchanan said the conservative challenger for the presidency would hold a press conferen…

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combatant

noun
A person or nation engaged in fighting during a war.
Usage examples:
In the long russo-swedish conflict, both combatants endured terrible sacrifices

adjective
Engaged in fighting during a war.
Usage examples:
All the combatant armies went to war with machine guns

noun
A person who fights in a war

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contender

kənˈtɛndə

noun
A person or group competing with others to achieve something.
Usage examples:
The major contenders in the football championship

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critic

noun
A person who expresses an unfavourable opinion of something.
Usage examples:
Critics of the new legislation say it is too broad

noun
A person whose job is to give an opinion about books, movies, or music and theater performances
Usage examples:
The critics hated it, but it was popular at the box office., he has been one of the most outspoken …

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disputant

noun
A person engaged in a dispute or disagreement.
Usage examples:
He endeavoured to induce disputants to settle their quarrels out of court

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dissenter

noun
A person who dissents.
Usage examples:
After all, the first amendment aims to protect the outsider, the dissenter, the protester: those wi…

noun
Someone who dissents

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enemy

noun
A person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
Usage examples:
The traditional enemies of his tribe

noun
A person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm that person
Usage examples:
Some enemies are spreading nasty gossip about her., he views the press as the enemy., he was charge…

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foe

noun
An enemy or opponent.
Usage examples:
His work was praised by friends and foes alike

abbreviation
Friends of the earth.

noun
An enemy, or a competitor
Usage examples:
Foes of the plan were there to voice their concerns.

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objector

noun
A person who expresses opposition to or disagreement with something.
Usage examples:
Objectors claim the motorway will damage the environment

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rival

noun
A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
Usage examples:
He has no serious rival for the job

verb
Be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
Usage examples:
He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects

noun
A person, group, or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
Usage examples:
Business/political rivals, no computer can rival a human brain.

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