opponent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'opponent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Opponent

[ a.]

- Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.

2 . Opponent

[ n.]

- One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.
- One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some theirs or proposition, in distinction from the respondent, or defendant, who maintains it.

Meaning of 'opponent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . opponent

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- characterized by active hostility

Example in sentence:

opponent (or opposing) armies

Nearby Words:

oppidan oppignerate oppilate oppilated oppilating oppilation oppilative opplete oppleted oppletion

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Opponent-process theory of color vision
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