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(n)
An opponent or rival.
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(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
(archaic) An enemy; a foe in battle; an armed or unarmed adversary; a demon.
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
(adj)
That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
An enemy.
One who opposes, one who shows opposition.
A person who objects to something.
Acting in opposition; opposing.
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
The opposite.
Showing a strongly different opinion, belief, or viewpoint.
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.
(uncountable) The action of competing.
A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
Someone who competes with one or more other people.
(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.
A person who fights; a combatant.
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
A large-scale public showing of objects or products.
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
A reduction in price.
Opposed to something.
One who plays any game or sport.
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
An instance of exhibiting.
An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
A surname.
An exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public.
An exposition (type of public exhibition).
A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.
Alternative form of resistor (“one who resists”) [One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.]
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
Someone who attempts to impede the progress of legislation.
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
A participant in a dispute.
One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling.
Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.
A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition
(countable) A person who appraises the works of others.
One against whom there is opposition; the opposed party.
One who opposes something.
opposing, antagonistic, contrary
Someone who oppugns; an opponent.
(archaic) One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.); an opposer
Opposition to a group or entity which is itself an opposition to something.
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
An enemy or opponent.
Someone who oppresses another or others.
An oppositional person, especially one opposed to government actions and projects.
One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
Causing obstructions.
Opposing progress.
An argument that is opposed to another argument.
A project proposed in opposition to another.
One who opposes progress.
An effort made in opposition to another.
One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer.
One who objects to some action or policy.
A system that opposes or counteracts another.
One who is opposed to the practice of abortion, or to it being legal.
(law) The opposing party in a lawsuit under an adversary system of law; adversary.
A side, party (e.g. a team or armed force) seen as adversary, enemy etc. opposite one (or more) other(s), as in a battle or team sports competition.
Obsolete spelling of enemy. [Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.]
(typically socialism or communism) A political or class opponent of the subgroup in power within a larger group.
One who contradicts.
A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
One who opposes a constitution; an opponent of constitutionalism.
One who counterprotests.
An advocacy that is opposed to another advocacy.
One who is opposed to hacking (any sense).
Opposing or working against capitalism.
Alternative form of antagonizer. [One who, or that which, antagonizes.]
Expressing or exhibiting anti-Zionism; opposed to Zionism.
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
One who opposes a hegemony.
Boldly resisting opposition.
opposition
Something outstandingly good.
Someone who remonstrates against a remonstrant.
Opposed to a government currently in power.
(politics) One who opposes socialism.
One who opposes subversive activities.
Opposed to Christians or Christianity.
One who opposes dissidents.
One who opposes activism.
One who prohibits.
A person whom somebody else objects to.
(obsolete) One who makes objection; an objector.