opponent

noun

/əˈpəʊnənt/

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a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, etc. synonym adversary
- a political opponent
- a worthy/formidable/fierce/tough/staunch opponent
- The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season.
Extra Examples
- He has knocked out 15 opponents in 20 fights.
- Today she faces her toughest opponent on Centre Court.
- He drew his sword and turned to face his opponent.
- She proved a formidable opponent in the debating chamber.
Topics Opinion and argumentb2, Games and toysb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- main
- dangerous
- …
verb + opponent
- attack
- hit
- fight
- …
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a person who is against something and tries to change or stop it
- opponent of something opponents of abortion
- opponents of the regime
- the most outspoken opponents of the war
- Opponents argue that the scheme would be prohibitively expensive.
- There were violent clashes between supporters and opponents of the government.
Extra Examples
- The regime has been accused of torturing and killing its opponents.
- He has emerged as a leading opponent of the reforms.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- leading
- main
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a person opening an academic debate by proposing objections to a philosophical or religious thesis): from Latin opponent- ‘setting against’, from the verb opponere, from ob- ‘against’ + ponere ‘place’.

单词	opponent
释义	opponent noun /əˈpəʊnənt/ /əˈpəʊnənt/ jump to other results a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, etc. synonym adversary a political opponent a worthy/formidable/fierce/tough/staunch opponent The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season. Extra Examples He has knocked out 15 opponents in 20 fights. Today she faces her toughest opponent on Centre Court. He drew his sword and turned to face his opponent. She proved a formidable opponent in the debating chamber. Topics Opinion and argumentb2, Games and toysb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chief main dangerous … verb + opponent attack hit fight … See full entry a person who is against something and tries to change or stop it opponent of something opponents of abortion opponents of the regime the most outspoken opponents of the war Opponents argue that the scheme would be prohibitively expensive. There were violent clashes between supporters and opponents of the government. Extra Examples The regime has been accused of torturing and killing its opponents. He has emerged as a leading opponent of the reforms. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chief leading main … See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a person opening an academic debate by proposing objections to a philosophical or religious thesis): from Latin opponent- ‘setting against’, from the verb opponere, from ob- ‘against’ + ponere ‘place’.
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