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

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   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

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   Fred

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   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. Mitt Romney:

   When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China's investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated.

2. Rob Portman:

   The President should not have raised the Hunter Biden in Ukraine issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent, i don't view it as an impeachable offense. I think the House, frankly, rushed to impeachment assuming certain things.

3. Mason Tvert:

   John Hickenlooper was our opponent in Colorado, but, after it passed, John Hickenlooper did take action to ensure it was implemented and since then John Hickenlooper has been evolving on the issue and John Hickenlooper has acknowledged that it hasn't caused the problems that John Hickenlooper thought it could.

4. Shelley Moore:

   His GOP opponent was brave to do it, his GOP opponent knew what His GOP opponent was getting into when His GOP opponent made that vote because His GOP opponent believed in it. So His GOP opponent's going to be ready to defend it.

5. Charlie Cook:

   I don't think a lot of Democrats would vote for her if a Democrat were an option, the reason that a lot of them are interested in her is because of her opposition to Trump. But if you had a Democratic opponent, why would many people do that given that she is more conservative than Donald Trump is?

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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