opponent
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin oppōnēns (“opposing”), present active participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”).
Inflected forms:
form: opponents
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
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.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
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 […]
[…] he slid his right hand down to his left, and with the full swing of the weapon struck his opponent on the left side of the head, who instantly measured his length upon the green sward.
[…] it is possible for a good [draughts] player to defeat an opponent without capturing his pieces.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
examples: It is easier to confound than to convince an opponent; the former may be effected by a turn that has more happiness than truth in it.
“What more have you to say?” she asked, rather in the tone in which a person might address an opponent of adult age than such as is ordinarily used to a child.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
examples: She was a dedicated opponent of the death penalty.
Their Oath is to maintain the Romish-Catholick Religion, and persecute all Opponents to it.
My own friends had been among the bitterest opponents of any proposal to visit the Captain and his daughters, only twelve months before; and now he was even admitted in the tabooed hours before twelve.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: historical
examples: We make the argument appere slender, when we receiue it laughyngly, and declare by wordes, euen at the first, that it is nothyng to the purpose, and so abashe the opponent.
[…] diuinitie disputations, in all which those learned opponents, respondents, & moderators, quited themselues like themselues, sharplie and soundlie, besides all other solemne sermons & lectures.
[…] by the many Disputes that rise from hence, Mens Wits were confounded with their matters, Truth was lost & Brotherhood destroyed: thus the Devil acted the Part both of Opponent and Defendant, and managed the Passions of both Parties to his End, which was DISCORD.
[…] this untoward Method allows him who is the Respondent, to prevaricate from his Duty, and turn Opponent: Which confounds those two Offices, and perverts all the Laws of Reasoning or Discoursing.
Synonyms: adversary
antagonist
Antonyms: supporter
proponent
advocate
respondent
Derived words: opponency
party opponent
Translations:
lang: Amharic
word: ተወዳዳሪ
roman: täwädadari
lang: Arabic
word: مُنَاوِئ
roman: munāwiʔ
lang: Azerbaijani
word: rəqib
lang: Belarusian
word: праці́ўнік
roman: pracíwnik
lang: Belarusian
word: праці́ўніца
roman: pracíwnica
lang: Belarusian
word: супраці́ўнік
roman: supracíwnik
lang: Belarusian
word: супраці́ўніца
roman: supracíwnica
lang: Belarusian
word: апане́нт
roman: apanjént
lang: Belarusian
word: апане́нтка
roman: apanjéntka
lang: Bulgarian
word: проти́вник
roman: protívnik
lang: Bulgarian
word: проти́вница
roman: protívnica
lang: Bulgarian
word: проти́вничка
roman: protívnička
lang: Catalan
word: oposant
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 對方 /对方
roman: duìfāng
lang: Czech
word: protivník
lang: Czech
word: protivnice
lang: Czech
word: odpůrce
lang: Czech
word: odpůrkyně
lang: Danish
word: modstander
lang: Dutch
word: opponent
lang: Esperanto
word: kontraŭulo
lang: Esperanto
word: opoziciulo
lang: Finnish
word: vastustaja
lang: French
word: opposant
lang: Georgian
word: მოწინააღმდეგე
roman: moc̣inaaɣmdege
lang: Georgian
word: ოპონენტი
roman: oṗonenṭi
lang: Georgian
word: მეტოქე
roman: meṭoke
lang: German
word: Gegner
lang: German
word: Gegnerin
lang: Gothic
word: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃
roman: andastaþjis
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἀντίπαλος
roman: antípalos
lang: Hindi
word: प्रतियोगी
roman: pratiyogī
lang: Hindi
word: विरोधी
roman: virodhī
lang: Hungarian
word: ellenfél
lang: Japanese
word: 相手
roman: aite
lang: Korean
word: 상대
roman: sangdae
lang: Latin
word: adversarius
lang: Latin
word: obversus
lang: Macedonian
word: противник
roman: protivnik
lang: Macedonian
word: противничка
roman: protivnička
lang: Māori
word: whewheia
lang: Māori
word: wheinga
lang: Māori
word: hoariri
lang: Māori
word: hoa kakari
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Jäajna
lang: Polish
word: przeciwnik
lang: Polish
word: przeciwniczka
lang: Polish
word: oponent
lang: Polish
word: oponentka
lang: Polish
word: adwersarz
lang: Polish
word: adwersarka
lang: Russian
word: проти́вник
roman: protívnik
lang: Russian
word: проти́вница
roman: protívnica
lang: Russian
word: оппоне́нт
roman: opponént
lang: Russian
word: оппоне́нтка
roman: opponéntka
lang: Sanskrit
word: विपक्ष
roman: vipakṣa
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: про̀тӣвнӣк
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: про̀тӣвница
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pròtīvnīk
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pròtīvnica
lang: Slovak
word: protivník
lang: Slovak
word: protivníčka
lang: Slovak
word: odporca
lang: Slovak
word: odporkyňa
lang: Slovene
word: nasprotnik
lang: Slovene
word: nasprotnica
lang: Spanish
word: oponente
lang: Spanish
word: antagonista
lang: Swedish
word: motståndare
lang: Thai
word: คู่ต่อสู้
lang: Turkish
word: rakip
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: رقیب
roman: rakib
lang: Ukrainian
word: проти́вник
roman: protývnyk
lang: Ukrainian
word: проти́вниця
roman: protývnycja
lang: Ukrainian
word: супроти́вник
roman: suprotývnyk
lang: Ukrainian
word: супроти́вниця
roman: suprotývnycja
lang: Ukrainian
word: опоне́нт
roman: oponént
lang: Ukrainian
word: опоне́нтка
roman: oponéntka