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. Christo Grozev:

   And, of course, now from within jail, Navalny continues to essentially ridicule Putin in the war effort by being a very vocal opponent of the war. So of course there is the motivation.

2. De Minaur:

   Anytime in a match where the opponent stops thinking about what he needs to do ... I think I have an edge straight away.

3. Joe Manchin:

   With a clear opponent now in Patrick Morrisey, we'll need to step up our game to fight back against the negative attacks that will surely be coming our way in November.

4. Ronald Reagan:

   I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience.

5. Nancy Mace:

   My opponent has stated my name hundreds of times, attacking me online, on social media, since she announced her run for Congress just under a year ago. And she has stated things that just aren't truthful, she has attacked me as a victim of rape about my work to protect women who've been raped. And you can't come out and say, you know, woe is me after you've been attacking me negatively for almost a year, saying my name repeatedly on social media. And then the first time I say your name literally cry foul, literally show up to an event in tears and then say, I put your life in danger. I have not. It would never do that.

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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