 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
opponent
adjective: characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing)
armies" [syn: {opposing}]
noun
1: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: {opposition},
{opposite}]
2: someone who offers opposition [syn: {adversary}, {antagonist},
{opposer}, {resister}] [ant: {agonist}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Opponent \Op*po"nent\, adjective [L. opponens, -entis, p. pr. of
opponere to set or place against, to oppose; ob (see {Ob-}) +
ponere to place. See {Position}.]
Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse;
antagonistic. --Pope.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Opponent \Op*po"nent\, noun
1. One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.
--Macaulay.
2. One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other
verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some
thesis or proposition, in distinction from the respondent,
or defendant, who maintains it.
How becomingly does Philopolis exercise his office,
and seasonably commit the opponent with the
respondent, like a long-practiced moderator! --Dr.
H. More.
Syn: Antagonist; opposer; foe. See {Adversary}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "opponent":
adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonist, antagonistic,
anti, antipathetic, antithetic, assailant, clashing, combatant,
competitive, competitor, con, conflicting, contender, contestant,
contradictory, contrary, counter, counteragent, cross,
disaccordant, disputant, dissentient, enemy, foe, fractious,
hostile, inimical, match, negative, noncooperative, obstinate,
opposed, opposer, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive,
oppugnant, overthwart, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory,
repugnant, rival, the opposition, uncooperative, unfavorable,
unfriendly, unpropitious
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