OPPONENT Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word opponent. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word opponent. (close relations)

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	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
	challenger				nounn
	noun • the contestant you hope to defeat
	competitor				nounn
	noun • the contestant you hope to defeat
	contender				nounn
	noun • the contestant you hope to defeat
	enemy				nounn
	noun • an opposing military force • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) • any hostile group of people • a personal enemy
	foe				nounn
	noun • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) • a personal enemy
	rival				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	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
	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
	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)
	resister				nounn
	noun • someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take • someone who offers opposition

Here is a list of related hypernyms for opponent, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.

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