Another word for opponent
opponent
n.
A rival
competitor, claimant, emulator, striver, contender, challenger, candidate, equal, entrant, the opposition, oppositionist, aspirant, bidder; see also contestant.
An opposing contestant
antagonist, disputant, contestant, filibusterer, litigant, learned colleague*; see also player 1.
An enemy
enemy, foe, adversary, antagonist, combatant, assailant; see also enemy 1, 2.
opponent, an unemotional word, refers to anyone who is opposed to one, as in a fight, game, contest, or debate; antagonist implies more active opposition, esp. in a struggle for control or power; adversary usually suggests actual hostility in the conflict; enemy may imply actual hatred in the opponent and a desire to injure, or it may simply refer to any member of the opposing group, nation, etc. in a conflict, whether or not there is personal animosity or hostility involved; foe, now a somewhat literary synonym for enemy, connotes more active hostility
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Another word for opponent
One that opposes another in a battle, contest, controversy, or debate:
adversary, antagonist, opposer, opposition, oppositionist, resister. See resist, supportOne that competes:
competition, competitor, contender, contestant, corrival, rival. See conflict
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