Synonyms for opponent
əˈpoʊ nəntop·po·nent

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. opponentnoun

   Antonyms:
   proponent, supporter, advocate

2. opponentnoun

   Antonyms:
   proponent, advocate, supporter

3. opponentnoun

   Antonyms:
   proponent, supporter, advocate

4. opponentnoun

   Antonyms:
   supporter, proponent, advocate

5. opponentnoun

   Antonyms:
   advocate, supporter, proponent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. opponent

   An enemy in private life is one who is moved by hostile feeling with active disposition to injure; but in military language all who fight on the opposite side are called enemies or collectively "the enemy," where no personal animosity may be implied; foe, which is rather a poetical and literary word, implies intensely hostile spirit and purpose. An antagonist is one who opposes and is opposed actively and with intensity of effort; an opponent, one in whom the attitude of resistance is the more prominent; a competitor, one who seeks the same object for which another is striving; antagonists in wrestling, competitors in business, opponents in debate may contend with no personal ill will; rivals in love, ambition, etc., rarely avoid inimical feeling. Adversary was formerly much used in the general sense of antagonist or opponent, but is now less common, and largely restricted to the hostile sense; an adversary is ordinarily one who not only opposes another in fact, but does so with hostile spirit, or perhaps out of pure malignity; as, the great Adversary. Compare synonyms for AMBITION.

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, rival

   Antonyms:
   abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, friend, helper, supporter

   Preposition:
   He was the enemy of my friend in the contest.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. opposition, opponent, oppositenoun

   a contestant that you are matched against

   Synonyms:
   foe, opposite, contrary, confrontation, enemy, opposer, resistance, foeman, antagonist, reverse, adversary, opposition, inverse, opposite word, antonym, resister, oppositeness

   Antonyms:
   amicable

2. adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resisteradjective

   someone who offers opposition

   Synonyms:
   obstructionist, opposer, obstructer, obstructor, opposite, antagonist, adversary, opposition, thwarter, resister

   Antonyms:
   amicable

3. opponent, opposingadjective

   characterized by active hostility

   "opponent (or opposing) armies"

   Synonyms:
   opposing

   Antonyms:
   amicable

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opponentnoun

   Synonyms:
   antagonist, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opponentnoun

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, rival, competitor

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "opponent":

   adversary, objector, rival, enemy, opposition, opposer, foe, competitor

How to pronounce opponent?

How to say opponent in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use opponent in a sentence?

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov:

   My last fight, it was a little bit crazy and tough fight, but now I have an opponent I want to show respect to, and its all about respect. Thats why we both show respect. But when the cage closes, its going to be a very good, high-level matchup.

2. Carlos Vega:

   This was not easy for the (crime) victims especially, please remember them. ... I am hopeful that my opponent will take them more seriously during his tenure.

3. Javier Hernandez:

   We still haven't qualified properly, we haven't confirmed our progress, but who would have said we would have had six points by now in this group? we are facing an opponent that knows how to work very well. This is the Group of Death.

4. Roger Federer:

   I don't think there is per se a secret to a good start other than warming up well, being well-prepared mentally. Not underestimating your opponent ... You know me, I will always do that, so when it happens like this back-to-back matches, you know, it's just a bit frustrating more than anything ... but, yeah, can only do better, which is a great thing moving forward.

5. Mike Pompeo:

   What they did at Mar-a-Lago that day runs just square against the central thesis, which is about transparent, equal application of the law in the United States, especially when you do it against someone who was your former and could potentially be soon, could be again, your political opponent, and it is bigger than what just happened in Florida last week.