Definitions for Opponent
əˈpoʊ nəntop·po·nent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opposition, opponent, oppositenoun

   a contestant that you are matched against

2. adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resisteradjective

   someone who offers opposition

3. opponent, opposingadjective

   characterized by active hostility

   "opponent (or opposing) armies"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. opponentnoun

   An individual or group who is a rival of another.

2. opponentnoun

   One who attempts to stop the progression of.

3. opponentnoun

   One who objects to.

4. opponentnoun

   In team sports, a player of an opposite team.

5. Etymology: from opponere, to oppose

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Opponentadjective

   Opposite; adverse.

   Etymology: opponens, Lat.

   Ere the foundations of this earth were laid,
   It was opponent to our search ordain’d,
   That joy, still sought, should never be attain’d. Matthew Prior.

2. Opponentnoun

   Etymology: opponens, Lat.

   1. Antagonist; adversary.2. One who begins the dispute by raising objections to a tenet.

   Inasmuch as ye go about to destroy a thing which is in force, and to draw in that which hath not as yet been received, to impose on us that which we think not ourselves bound unto; that therefore ye are not to claim in any conference other than the plaintiffs or opponents part. Richard Hooker.

   How becomingly does Philopolis exercise his office, and seasonably commit the opponent with the respondent, like a long practised moderator. More.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opponent

   An opponent is a person, group, or force that competes against or fights against another in a contest, game, debate, or conflict. It is the entity against whom one is competing or battling, often with the goal of defeating them.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Opponent

   ō-pō′nent, adj. opposing in action, speech, &c.: placed in front.—n. one who opposes.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opponent

   One who oppones, or opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Opponent' in Nouns Frequency: #1360

How to pronounce Opponent?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Opponent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Opponent in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Opponent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Opponent in a Sentence

1. Roger Entner:

   Everybody is an opponent until you're bedmates, (Dish CEO) Charlie Ergen went and bought spectrum like there's no tomorrow because there is no tomorrow without spectrum.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   I am encouraged to see that the President is sending Congress a plan to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison, as I have said for years, the prison at Guantanamo must be closed as quickly as possible. Others, including my opponent, have not always agreed with me.

3. The CIF:

   After a thorough review and analysis of the incident following the conclusion of the Division 4-A regional basketball championship game between Coronado High School and Orange Glen High School, the CIF state executive director reiterates that discriminatory and racially insensitive behaviors toward an opponent contravene the principles of education-based athletics.

4. Haskell Garrett:

   We didn’t hone in on our opponent, we honed in on looking at us as a unit, as a whole team, just really focusing on ourselves and making the best of ourselves.

5. Josh Earnest:

   But we have a long way to go. Joe would be a formidable opponent. I am not sure who politically it would help.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Opponent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Opponent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Opponent
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Opponent
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html