What are some opposite words for colleague?

Antonyms for colleague
ˈkɒl igcol·league

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term colleague.

Wiktionary3.5 / 2 votes

  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 Antonyms1.0 / 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 Antonyms2.3 / 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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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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. Chip Roy:

    I extend my sincere congratulations to my friend and colleague, Elise Stefanik, as I said from the beginning, our goal was to provide an alternative with a proven record of standing up not for politicians — but for freedom, the Constitution, and the conservative principles Americans hold dear.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    We had a genuine friendship, so as you can imagine, we hated to lose Dick recently, but the good news is that Dianne will be here for two more years as our colleague and that is very, very good news for Elaine and for me.

  3. Chris Guccione:

    They’re going to do a concussion test and it sounded like he was coherent and that he knew kind of what was going on, but he did have that glazed look on him. He’s going to be at the hospital for the rest of the night maybe. That was scary. Very hard to focus after that after you see a colleague get hit. But they gave me updates and I was like, ‘Alright. He’s good. He’s in safe hands.’ So, we moved on.

  4. Lindsey Graham:

    She’s a dear friend and we hope for her speedy recovery and return back to the Senate. With all due respect, my colleague, Senator Schumer, this is about a handful of judges that you can’t get the votes for.

  5. Matthew Hutchins:

    There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1793chief
#2047leader
#2831principal
#4784enemy
#6145commander
#9071opponent
#9666colleague
#11080rival
#12862competitor
#20381foe
#24833adversary
#27459antagonist
#80055instigator
#124547opposer
#132577betrayer
#331893hinderer

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