adj
Meaning 1
Opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
opponent
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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Situated in front; opposite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The person who ran against her in the last election proved to be a formidable opponent.
- During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opp
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1720, Alexander Pope, The Iliad of Homer, London: Bernard Lintott, Volume 6, “Observations on the Twenty-Third Book,” no. 39, p. 136, In the Chariot-Race Achilles is represented as being able to conquer every Opponent [...]
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opp
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: opp
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She was a dedicated opponent of the death penalty.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opp
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opp
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
characterized by active hostility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- opponent (or opposing) armies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opposing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
someone who offers opposition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adversary, antagonist, opposer, resister
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: dueler, dueller, duelist, duellist, enemy, foe, foeman, opposition, Luddite, withstander, Antichrist
noun
Meaning 10
a contestant that you are matched against
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opposition, opposite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contestant
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin oppōnēns (“opposing”), present active participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”).
Across languages
Translations
143 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Amharic: ተወዳዳሪ (täwädadari) — one who opposes another
- Arabic: مُنَاوِئ (munāwiʔ) — one who opposes another
- Azerbaijani: rəqib — one who opposes another
- Belarusian: праці́ўнік (pracíwnik) — one who opposes another
- Belarusian: праці́ўніца (pracíwnica) — one who opposes another
- Belarusian: супраці́ўнік (supracíwnik) — one who opposes another
- Belarusian: супраці́ўніца (supracíwnica) — one who opposes another
- Belarusian: апане́нт (apanjént) — one who opposes another
- Belarusian: апане́нтка (apanjéntka) — one who opposes another
- Bulgarian: проти́вник (protívnik) — one who opposes another
- Bulgarian: проти́вница (protívnica) — one who opposes another
- Bulgarian: проти́вничка (protívnička) — one who opposes another
- Catalan: oposant — one who opposes another
- Chinese Mandarin: 對方 /对方 (duìfāng) — one who opposes another
- Czech: protivník — one who opposes another
- Czech: protivnice — one who opposes another
- Czech: odpůrce — one who opposes another
- Czech: odpůrkyně — one who opposes another
- Danish: modstander — one who opposes another
- Dutch: opponent — one who opposes another
- Esperanto: kontraŭulo — one who opposes another
- Esperanto: opoziciulo — one who opposes another
- Finnish: vastustaja — one who opposes another
- French: opposant — one who opposes another
- Georgian: მოწინააღმდეგე (moc̣inaaɣmdege) — one who opposes another
- Georgian: ოპონენტი (oṗonenṭi) — one who opposes another
- Georgian: მეტოქე (meṭoke) — one who opposes another
- German: Gegner — one who opposes another
- German: Gegnerin — one who opposes another
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 (andastaþjis) — one who opposes another
- Ancient Greek: ἀντίπαλος (antípalos) — one who opposes another
- Hindi: प्रतियोगी (pratiyogī) — one who opposes another
- Hindi: विरोधी (virodhī) — one who opposes another
- Hungarian: ellenfél — one who opposes another
- Japanese: 相手 (aite) — one who opposes another
- Korean: 상대 (sangdae) — one who opposes another
- Latin: adversarius — one who opposes another
- Latin: obversus — one who opposes another
- Macedonian: противник (protivnik) — one who opposes another
- Macedonian: противничка (protivnička) — one who opposes another
- Māori: whewheia — one who opposes another
- Māori: wheinga — one who opposes another
- Māori: hoariri — one who opposes another
- Māori: hoa kakari — one who opposes another
- Plautdietsch: Jäajna — one who opposes another
- Polish: przeciwnik — one who opposes another
- Polish: przeciwniczka — one who opposes another
- Polish: oponent — one who opposes another
- Polish: oponentka — one who opposes another
- Polish: adwersarz — one who opposes another
- Polish: adwersarka — one who opposes another
- Russian: проти́вник (protívnik) — one who opposes another
- Russian: проти́вница (protívnica) — one who opposes another
- Russian: оппоне́нт (opponént) — one who opposes another
- Russian: оппоне́нтка (opponéntka) — one who opposes another
- Sanskrit: विपक्ष (vipakṣa) — one who opposes another
- Serbo-Croatian: про̀тӣвнӣк — one who opposes another
- Serbo-Croatian: про̀тӣвница — one who opposes another
- Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnīk — one who opposes another
- Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnica — one who opposes another
- Slovak: protivník — one who opposes another
- Slovak: protivníčka — one who opposes another
- Slovak: odporca — one who opposes another
- Slovak: odporkyňa — one who opposes another
- Slovene: nasprotnik — one who opposes another
- Slovene: nasprotnica — one who opposes another
- Spanish: oponente — one who opposes another
- Spanish: antagonista — one who opposes another
- Swedish: motståndare — one who opposes another
- Thai: คู่ต่อสู้ — one who opposes another
- Turkish: rakip — one who opposes another
- Ottoman Turkish: رقیب (rakib) — one who opposes another
- Ukrainian: проти́вник (protývnyk) — one who opposes another
- Ukrainian: проти́вниця (protývnycja) — one who opposes another
- Ukrainian: супроти́вник (suprotývnyk) — one who opposes another
- Ukrainian: супроти́вниця (suprotývnycja) — one who opposes another
- Ukrainian: опоне́нт (oponént) — one who opposes another
- Ukrainian: опоне́нтка (oponéntka) — one who opposes another
- Arabic: خَصْم (ḵaṣm) — one who opposes another physically
- Belarusian: супраці́ўнік (supracíwnik) — one who opposes another physically
- Belarusian: супраці́ўніца (supracíwnica) — one who opposes another physically
- Belarusian: праці́ўнік (pracíwnik) — one who opposes another physically
- Belarusian: праці́ўніца (pracíwnica) — one who opposes another physically
- Bulgarian: проти́вник (protívnik) — one who opposes another physically
- Bulgarian: проти́вница (protívnica) — one who opposes another physically
- Bulgarian: проти́вничка (protívnička) — one who opposes another physically
- Chinese Mandarin: 對手 /对手 (duìshǒu) — one who opposes another physically
- Chinese Mandarin: 敵手 /敌手 (díshǒu) — one who opposes another physically
- Czech: protivník — one who opposes another physically
- Czech: protivnice — one who opposes another physically
- Esperanto: kontraŭulo — one who opposes another physically
- Esperanto: opoziciulo — one who opposes another physically
- Finnish: vastustaja — one who opposes another physically
- French: adversaire — one who opposes another physically
- Georgian: მოწინააღმდეგე (moc̣inaaɣmdege) — one who opposes another physically
- Georgian: მეტოქე (meṭoke) — one who opposes another physically
- Greek: αντίπαλος (antípalos) — one who opposes another physically
- Ancient Greek: ἀντίπαλος (antípalos) — one who opposes another physically
- Hindi: विरोधी (virodhī) — one who opposes another physically
- Hungarian: ellenfél — one who opposes another physically
- Italian: avversario — one who opposes another physically
- Latin: adversarius — one who opposes another physically
- Macedonian: противник (protivnik) — one who opposes another physically
- Macedonian: противничка (protivnička) — one who opposes another physically
- Māori: wheinga — one who opposes another physically
- Polish: przeciwnik — one who opposes another physically
- Polish: przeciwniczka — one who opposes another physically
- Russian: проти́вник (protívnik) — one who opposes another physically
- Russian: проти́вница (protívnica) — one who opposes another physically
- Serbo-Croatian: про̀тӣвнӣк — one who opposes another physically
- Serbo-Croatian: про̀тӣвница — one who opposes another physically
- Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnīk — one who opposes another physically
- Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnica — one who opposes another physically
- Slovak: protivník — one who opposes another physically
- Slovak: protivníčka — one who opposes another physically
- Slovene: nasprotnik — one who opposes another physically
- Slovene: nasprotnica — one who opposes another physically
- Spanish: oponente — one who opposes another physically
- Spanish: contrincante — one who opposes another physically
- Swedish: motståndare — one who opposes another physically
- Ukrainian: супроти́вник (suprotývnyk) — one who opposes another physically
- Ukrainian: супроти́вниця (suprotývnycja) — one who opposes another physically
- Ukrainian: проти́вник (protývnyk) — one who opposes another physically
- Ukrainian: проти́вниця (protývnycja) — one who opposes another physically
- Arabic: خَصْم (ḵaṣm) — one who opposes another in words
- Bulgarian: опонент (oponent) — one who opposes another in words
- Czech: oponent — one who opposes another in words
- Finnish: vastustaja — one who opposes another in words
- Finnish: vastaväittäjä — one who opposes another in words
- Finnish: opponentti — one who opposes another in words
- Hungarian: ellenfél — one who opposes another in words
- Hungarian: opponens — one who opposes another in words
- Māori: hoa tautohe — one who opposes another in words
- Spanish: adversario — one who opposes another in words
- Danish: kritiker — one who objects to a policy, etc.
- Finnish: vastustaja — one who objects to a policy, etc.
- Finnish: vastaehdokas — one who objects to a policy, etc.
- Hungarian: ellenző — one who objects to a policy, etc.
- Māori: kaitāwari — one who objects to a policy, etc.
- Spanish: opositor — one who objects to a policy, etc.
- Thai: ผู้คัดค้าน — one who objects to a policy, etc.
- Ukrainian: проти́вник (protývnyk) — one who objects to a policy, etc.
- Ukrainian: проти́вниця (protývnycja) — one who objects to a policy, etc.
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