OPPONENTS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word opponents. (close relations)
opponent
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| opposition | nounn | |||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected • the relation between opposed entities • the act of hostile groups opposing each other • a contestant that you are matched against • a body of people united in opposing something • a direction opposite to another • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||
| adversaries | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who offers opposition | ||||||
| antagonists | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who offers opposition • a muscle that relaxes while another contracts • a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug | ||||||
| challengers | nounn | |||||
noun • the contestant you hope to defeat | ||||||
| combatants | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone who fights (or is fighting) adjective satellite • engaging in or ready for combat | ||||||
| competitors | nounn | |||||
noun • the contestant you hope to defeat | ||||||
| contestants | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who participates in competitions • a person who dissents from some established policy | ||||||
| foemen | ||||||
noun • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||
| foes | nounn | |||||
noun • an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel | ||||||
| rivals | nounn | |||||
adjective • as a rival in a competition noun • the contestant you hope to defeat verb • be equal to in quality or ability • be the rival of, be in competition with | ||||||
| adversary | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who offers opposition | ||||||
| antagonist | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who offers opposition • a muscle that relaxes while another contracts • a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug | ||||||
| opposer | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who offers opposition | ||||||
| opposing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by active hostility | ||||||
| opposite | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem noun • a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other • a relation of direct opposition • a contestant that you are matched against • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adverb • directly facing each other adjective satellite • being directly across from each other; facing • moving or facing away from each other • the other one of a complementary pair • altogether different in nature or quality or significance • characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | ||||||
| resister | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take • someone who offers opposition | ||||||
