opponent
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.
Example
“The person who ran against her in the last election proved to be a formidable opponent.”
Other meanings
One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
Synonyms
- opposition
- opposite
Related words
- opponency
- party opponent
- op
- ops
- opp
- opps
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "oppōnēns" (opposing).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “opponent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.