| Main Entry: | opponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with whom one competes |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, rival |
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ally, associate, colleague, helper |
| Concept: | Opponent. |
| Category: | 1. Conditional antagonism |
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opponent, antagonist, adversary; adverse party, opposition; enemy; assailant., oppositionist, obstructive; brawler, wrangler, brangler, disputant; filibuster [U.S.], obstructionist., malcontent; Jacobin, Fenian; demagogue, reactionist., rival, competitor.
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auxiliary |
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| Main Entry: | abolitionist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person wanting something ended |
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activist, advocate, opponent, revolutionary |
| Main Entry: | antagonist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person causing problem |
Synonyms: |
adversary, angries, bad person, bandit*, competitor, contender, crip, enemy, foe, match, opponent, opposer, opposite number, oppugnant, rival |
| Notes: | protagonist is Greek for 'first (important) actor' or 'first struggler' and by extension is used for a person who drives the action in a situation or is the main character in a literary work; the protagonist is the hero or heroine and an antagonist is his/her principal opponent |
Antonyms: |
ally, protagonist, supporter |
| Main Entry: | bête noire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disliked person |
Synonyms: |
adversary, anathema, antagonist, bad news, bad news, bane, bitter enemy, bugbear, competitor, curse, devil, enemy, foe, opponent, pet hate, plague, rival, trouble |
| Main Entry: | competitor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person willing to enter contest |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, challenger, competition, contestant, corival, dark horse, emulator, favorite, opponent, opposition, rival |
| Main Entry: | enemy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone hated or competed against |
Synonyms: |
adversary, agent, antagonist, archenemy, asperser, assailant, assassin, attacker, backbiter, bad person, bandit, betrayer, calumniator, competitor, contender, criminal, defamer, defiler, detractor, disputant, emulator, falsifier, fifth column, foe, guerrilla, informer, inquisitor, invader, murderer, opponent, opposition, other side, prosecutor, rebel, revolutionary, rival, saboteur, seditionist, slanderer, spy, terrorist, traducer, traitor, vilifier, villain |
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aide, ally, assistant, confidante, friend, helper |
| Main Entry: | fighter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person engaged in hostile encounter |
Synonyms: |
GI, aggressor, antagonist, assailant, battler, belligerent, boxer, brawler, bruiser, bully, champion, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, duelist, gladiator, heavy*, jouster, mercenary, militant, opponent, person-at-arms, pugilist, punching bag, rival, scrapper, serviceperson, slugger, soldier, tanker, warlord, warrior, wildcat |
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peacemaker |
| Main Entry: | match |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counterpart, equal |
Synonyms: |
adversary, analogue, antagonist, approximation, companion, competitor, complement, copy, correlate, countertype, dead ringer, double, duplicate, equivalent, like, lookalike, mate, opponent, parallel, peer, replica, ringer, rival, spitting image, twin |
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clash, difference, imbalance |
| Main Entry: | nemesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bane |
Synonyms: |
adversary, affliction, bête noire, curse, infliction, opponent, plague, rival, ruination, scourge, torment |