Antonyms for colleague
ˈkɒl igcol·league

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1. colleaguenoun

   Synonyms:
   coworker, workmate

2. colleaguenoun

   A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate

   Synonyms:
   workmate, coworker

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. colleague

   Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

   Antonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Synonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

   Preposition:
   An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. colleague

   Antonyms:
   co-opponent, corival, counteragent, co-antagonist, competitor, colluctator

   Synonyms:
   helper, companion, associate, ally, confederate, coadjutor, partner, assistant, adjutant, assessor

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1. • Associate

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1. colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellownoun

   an associate that one works with

   Synonyms:
   fellow worker, confrere, co-worker, workfellow, fellow

2. colleague, confrere, fellownoun

   a person who is member of one's class or profession

   "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"

   Synonyms:
   bloke, co-worker, boyfriend, fellow worker, mate, lad, workfellow, feller, young man, blighter, gent, fellow, familiar, swain, cuss, fella, chap, beau, comrade, associate, buster, companion, dude, confrere

How to use colleague in a sentence?

1. Nick Faldo in the 1990s:

   My yardage books have always been produced with the aim of helping all players narrow down the exact length they want to hit a shot but this new greens contours book takes it to another level, for the past five years in America my business colleague Mark Long has produced both types of books for players on the U.S. Tour and Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell have persuaded me to see the potential demand of doing them for England Europe.

2. Luis Gutierrez:

   It’s not easy to endorse a challenger over a colleague in the House of Representatives, especially when that colleague is a member of your party.

3. Ilhan Omar:

   John Lewis was one of the rare political figures in Washington who was widely revered. At a time when politics isso divisive and Republicans and Democrats are firmly entrenched in separate camps, John Lewis was the congressman who transcended party affiliation and was regarded as a national treasure in Washington. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said she burst into tears when she first arrived at the Capitol for freshman orientation in 2018 and had a chance to meet John Lewis. I ran into Congressman John Lewis and I burst into tears and I said to him, Sir, I read about you in middle school and you are here in the flesh and I get to be your colleague.

4. Rich Bressler:

   Rush is both a colleague and a dear friend, and we know he will handle the situation with courage and grace, we know millions of people nationwide join me and all of iHeart in wishing him a full recovery.

5. Jen Psaki:

   He wanted to have a discussion with a former colleague ... about foreign and policy implications of the release of the report, ongoing efforts -- everything from our ongoing efforts related to ISIL, the safety of Americans being held hostage around the world, he was simply raising the fact that these are issues that are ongoing right now, and certainly, he wanted to have a discussion and make sure that they were factored into the timing.

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