English Explanatory Dictionary

opponent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
  3. One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
  4. One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
  5. The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
adj
  1. Opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
  2. Situated in front; opposite.

Pronunciation

/əˈpəʊ.nənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-opponent.wav /əˈpo.nᵻnʈ/ /ˈɔ.pə.nᵻnʈ/

Word forms

opponent opponents more opponent most opponent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oppōnēns (“opposing”), present active participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”).

Synonyms

adversary antagonist

Antonyms

supporter proponent advocate respondent

Derived words

opponency party opponent

Translations

Amharic: ተወዳዳሪ Arabic: مُنَاوِئ Azerbaijani: rəqib Belarusian: праці́ўнік Belarusian: праці́ўніца Belarusian: супраці́ўнік Belarusian: супраці́ўніца Belarusian: апане́нт Belarusian: апане́нтка Bulgarian: проти́вник Bulgarian: проти́вница Bulgarian: проти́вничка Catalan: oposant Chinese Mandarin: 對方 /对方 Czech: protivník Czech: protivnice Czech: odpůrce Czech: odpůrkyně Danish: modstander Dutch: opponent Esperanto: kontraŭulo Esperanto: opoziciulo Finnish: vastustaja French: opposant Georgian: მოწინააღმდეგე Georgian: ოპონენტი Georgian: მეტოქე German: Gegner German: Gegnerin Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 Ancient Greek: ἀντίπαλος Hindi: प्रतियोगी Hindi: विरोधी Hungarian: ellenfél Japanese: 相手 Korean: 상대 Latin: adversarius Latin: obversus Macedonian: противник Macedonian: противничка Māori: whewheia Māori: wheinga Māori: hoariri Māori: hoa kakari Plautdietsch: Jäajna Polish: przeciwnik Polish: przeciwniczka Polish: oponent Polish: oponentka Polish: adwersarz Polish: adwersarka Russian: проти́вник Russian: проти́вница Russian: оппоне́нт Russian: оппоне́нтка Sanskrit: विपक्ष Serbo-Croatian: про̀тӣвнӣк Serbo-Croatian: про̀тӣвница Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnīk Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnica Slovak: protivník Slovak: protivníčka Slovak: odporca Slovak: odporkyňa Slovene: nasprotnik Slovene: nasprotnica Spanish: oponente Spanish: antagonista Swedish: motståndare Thai: คู่ต่อสู้ Turkish: rakip Ottoman Turkish: رقیب Ukrainian: проти́вник Ukrainian: проти́вниця Ukrainian: супроти́вник Ukrainian: супроти́вниця Ukrainian: опоне́нт Ukrainian: опоне́нтка
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