Synonyms for OPPONENT
əˈpoʊ nəntop·po·nent

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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, opponent, 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, opponent, thwarter, resister

   Antonyms:
   amicable

3. opponent, opposingadjective

   characterized by active hostility

   "opponent (or opposing) armies"

   Synonyms:
   opponent, opposing

   Antonyms:
   amicable

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1. opponentnoun

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

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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

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1. Rafael Nadal:

   I did n’t want to retire [ as ] the defending champion here. I did n’t want to leave the court with a retirement, it’s better like this at the end. I lost, nothing to say, congratulate [ my ] opponent. That’s the sport at the same time – just try your best until the end.

2. Joe Manchin:

   With a clear opponent now in Patrick Morrisey, we'll need to step up our game to fight back against the negative attacks that will surely be coming our way in November.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   If the president brings up, he wants them to investigate something on his political opponent, that is self evident that it is not right. You don't ask foreign governments to help us in our elections. That's what we tried to stop with Russia.

4. The Donald:

   I respect Ted Cruz for the view he's got. He was really out there and strong on it. I shouldn't say this because, I assume, he's an opponent, but the fact is he was very brave in coming out.

5. President Barack Obama:

   Hillary Clinton has no vision for America, hillary Clinton only vision for America is that Hillary Clinton wants to be the mob boss of America. Hillary Clinton wants to be the female Godfather, the greatest thing since Al Capone. And Hillary Clinton wants all the benefits that Al Capone got in Chicago ; Al Capone liked to run the city ; Al Capone liked to knock off Al Capone opponents. This is the cult of Hillary Clinton and this is what Hillary Clinton wants. Hillary Clinton wants to basically be the one who runs our life and calls all the shots and snubs out Hillary Clinton opponent. I, for one, am not going to stand for it and I ’m hoping most Americans wo n’t either.