opponent

opponent
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. See opposition.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A rival]
Syn. competitor, claimant, emulator, striver, contender, challenger, candidate, equal, entrant, the opposition, oppositionist, aspirant, bidder; see also contestant .
Ant. supporter*, defender, abettor.
2. [An opposing contestant]
Syn. antagonist, disputant, contestant, filibusterer, litigant, learned colleague*; see also player 1 .
Ant. associate*, partner, colleague.
3. [An enemy]
Syn. enemy, foe, adversary, antagonist, combatant, assailant; see also enemy 1 , 2 .
Syn.- 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
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
adversary, enemy, rival, competitor, antagonist, foe, contender, nemesis, *sparring partner. see enemy
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. One that opposes another in a battle, contest, controversy, or debate: adversary, antagonist, opposer, opposition, oppositionist, resister. See RESIST, SUPPORT. 2. One that competes: competition, competitor, contender, contestant, corrival, rival. See CONFLICT.

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