Definition of opponent in English:

opponent

noun əˈpəʊnəntəˈpoʊnənt

1Someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument.
he beat his Republican opponent by a landslide margin
Example sentencesExamples
- You fight and battle to the end, no matter who the opponent is, because you are honouring the game.
- If successful, the bidders win the whole game; if not their opponents win the game.
- Our target is to win the tournament by dominating all opponents in every facet of the game.
- When a fighter steps into the ring, his aim is to hurt his opponent more than his opponent hurts him.
- What I want is fierce competition in the squad, as well as against our opponents.
- This amendment was not opposed by Waters at the trial, and was not opposed by any other opponent.
- You only have to look at the reaction of your opponents when they do beat you, and how elated they are.
- He did drop the opening frame to an opponent who had beaten him at the Welsh Open back in January.
- We have played against big teams and great players and have beaten strong opponents.
- People can play the game on the internet with opponents from across the world.
- Even though their opponents scored a seven on the 14th, the game was never in doubt.
- In both contests Webb stopped his opponents in the first round with an awesome display of punching.
- He always tried to beat his opponents before the fight had even started through intimidation.
- There is an important lesson to be learned from this game, not only for my opponent but for me too.
- My only objective was not to give my opponent any easy chances to come back into the game.
- These clues apparently help him to work out how to beat each and every opponent.
- Ballybrown were the opponents in the final and with the wind behind us we led at halftime.
- The first game after the enforced break was a tough encounter against formidable opponents.
- Then they allowed their opponents back into the game to snatch victory with two late goals.
- Like the wrestler who takes time from beating his opponent to show off to the crowd, it was a sign of confidence.
Synonyms
rival, adversary, opposer, the opposition, fellow contestant, (fellow) competitor, other competitor/contestant/player/candidate, enemy, foe, antagonist, combatant, contender, challenger, critic, dissenter, disputant, objector
1. 1.1 A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice.
  an opponent of the economic reforms
  Example sentencesExamples
  An ardent opponent of war, he made a packet from investing in military supplies.
  The most famous opponent of the New Deal was Huey Long, a Senator from Louisiana.
  It is more accurate to say he was an opponent of the regime.
  So he has positioned himself as an opponent of free expression and online fun.
  He may consider himself to be an opponent of the war, but here too a point must be made.
  He was a lifelong opponent of militarism and oppression, and he became a committed socialist.
  He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over.
  He has been lauded as a solitary champion of liberty and censured as the absurd opponent of progress.
  Hayden was a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War.
  Love and rural life are prominent themes, and he was a consistent opponent of Modernism.
  Most importantly he was a vigorous opponent of giving the Bank of England independence.
  Synonyms
  opposer, objector, dissident, dissenter, rejectionist

Derivatives

opponency

noun

Origin

Late 16th century (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'.

Rhymes

component, deponent, exponent, proponent

Definition of opponent in US English:

opponent

nounəˈpoʊnəntəˈpōnənt

1Someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument; a rival or adversary.
he beat his opponent by a landslide margin
Example sentencesExamples
- People can play the game on the internet with opponents from across the world.
- What I want is fierce competition in the squad, as well as against our opponents.
- In both contests Webb stopped his opponents in the first round with an awesome display of punching.
- These clues apparently help him to work out how to beat each and every opponent.
- When a fighter steps into the ring, his aim is to hurt his opponent more than his opponent hurts him.
- You only have to look at the reaction of your opponents when they do beat you, and how elated they are.
- We have played against big teams and great players and have beaten strong opponents.
- There is an important lesson to be learned from this game, not only for my opponent but for me too.
- Ballybrown were the opponents in the final and with the wind behind us we led at halftime.
- You fight and battle to the end, no matter who the opponent is, because you are honouring the game.
- My only objective was not to give my opponent any easy chances to come back into the game.
- The first game after the enforced break was a tough encounter against formidable opponents.
- Then they allowed their opponents back into the game to snatch victory with two late goals.
- Our target is to win the tournament by dominating all opponents in every facet of the game.
- Even though their opponents scored a seven on the 14th, the game was never in doubt.
- He did drop the opening frame to an opponent who had beaten him at the Welsh Open back in January.
- This amendment was not opposed by Waters at the trial, and was not opposed by any other opponent.
- Like the wrestler who takes time from beating his opponent to show off to the crowd, it was a sign of confidence.
- He always tried to beat his opponents before the fight had even started through intimidation.
- If successful, the bidders win the whole game; if not their opponents win the game.
Synonyms
rival, adversary, opposer, the opposition, fellow contestant, competitor, fellow competitor, other candidate, other competitor, other contestant, other player, enemy, foe, antagonist, combatant, contender, challenger, critic, dissenter, disputant, objector
1. 1.1 A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice.
  an opponent of the economic reforms
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over.
  He may consider himself to be an opponent of the war, but here too a point must be made.
  Love and rural life are prominent themes, and he was a consistent opponent of Modernism.
  An ardent opponent of war, he made a packet from investing in military supplies.
  So he has positioned himself as an opponent of free expression and online fun.
  The most famous opponent of the New Deal was Huey Long, a Senator from Louisiana.
  He was a lifelong opponent of militarism and oppression, and he became a committed socialist.
  He has been lauded as a solitary champion of liberty and censured as the absurd opponent of progress.
  Hayden was a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War.
  It is more accurate to say he was an opponent of the regime.
  Most importantly he was a vigorous opponent of giving the Bank of England independence.
  Synonyms
  opposer, objector, dissident, dissenter, rejectionist

Origin

Late 16th century (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	Definition of opponent in English: opponent noun əˈpəʊnəntəˈpoʊnənt 1Someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument. he beat his Republican opponent by a landslide margin Example sentencesExamples You fight and battle to the end, no matter who the opponent is, because you are honouring the game. If successful, the bidders win the whole game; if not their opponents win the game. Our target is to win the tournament by dominating all opponents in every facet of the game. When a fighter steps into the ring, his aim is to hurt his opponent more than his opponent hurts him. What I want is fierce competition in the squad, as well as against our opponents. This amendment was not opposed by Waters at the trial, and was not opposed by any other opponent. You only have to look at the reaction of your opponents when they do beat you, and how elated they are. He did drop the opening frame to an opponent who had beaten him at the Welsh Open back in January. We have played against big teams and great players and have beaten strong opponents. People can play the game on the internet with opponents from across the world. Even though their opponents scored a seven on the 14th, the game was never in doubt. In both contests Webb stopped his opponents in the first round with an awesome display of punching. He always tried to beat his opponents before the fight had even started through intimidation. There is an important lesson to be learned from this game, not only for my opponent but for me too. My only objective was not to give my opponent any easy chances to come back into the game. These clues apparently help him to work out how to beat each and every opponent. Ballybrown were the opponents in the final and with the wind behind us we led at halftime. The first game after the enforced break was a tough encounter against formidable opponents. Then they allowed their opponents back into the game to snatch victory with two late goals. Like the wrestler who takes time from beating his opponent to show off to the crowd, it was a sign of confidence. Synonyms rival, adversary, opposer, the opposition, fellow contestant, (fellow) competitor, other competitor/contestant/player/candidate, enemy, foe, antagonist, combatant, contender, challenger, critic, dissenter, disputant, objector 1.1 A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice. an opponent of the economic reforms Example sentencesExamples An ardent opponent of war, he made a packet from investing in military supplies. The most famous opponent of the New Deal was Huey Long, a Senator from Louisiana. It is more accurate to say he was an opponent of the regime. So he has positioned himself as an opponent of free expression and online fun. He may consider himself to be an opponent of the war, but here too a point must be made. He was a lifelong opponent of militarism and oppression, and he became a committed socialist. He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over. He has been lauded as a solitary champion of liberty and censured as the absurd opponent of progress. Hayden was a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War. Love and rural life are prominent themes, and he was a consistent opponent of Modernism. Most importantly he was a vigorous opponent of giving the Bank of England independence. Synonyms opposer, objector, dissident, dissenter, rejectionist Derivatives opponency noun Origin Late 16th century (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'. Rhymes component, deponent, exponent, proponent Definition of opponent in US English: opponent nounəˈpoʊnəntəˈpōnənt 1Someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument; a rival or adversary. he beat his opponent by a landslide margin Example sentencesExamples People can play the game on the internet with opponents from across the world. What I want is fierce competition in the squad, as well as against our opponents. In both contests Webb stopped his opponents in the first round with an awesome display of punching. These clues apparently help him to work out how to beat each and every opponent. When a fighter steps into the ring, his aim is to hurt his opponent more than his opponent hurts him. You only have to look at the reaction of your opponents when they do beat you, and how elated they are. We have played against big teams and great players and have beaten strong opponents. There is an important lesson to be learned from this game, not only for my opponent but for me too. Ballybrown were the opponents in the final and with the wind behind us we led at halftime. You fight and battle to the end, no matter who the opponent is, because you are honouring the game. My only objective was not to give my opponent any easy chances to come back into the game. The first game after the enforced break was a tough encounter against formidable opponents. Then they allowed their opponents back into the game to snatch victory with two late goals. Our target is to win the tournament by dominating all opponents in every facet of the game. Even though their opponents scored a seven on the 14th, the game was never in doubt. He did drop the opening frame to an opponent who had beaten him at the Welsh Open back in January. This amendment was not opposed by Waters at the trial, and was not opposed by any other opponent. Like the wrestler who takes time from beating his opponent to show off to the crowd, it was a sign of confidence. He always tried to beat his opponents before the fight had even started through intimidation. If successful, the bidders win the whole game; if not their opponents win the game. Synonyms rival, adversary, opposer, the opposition, fellow contestant, competitor, fellow competitor, other candidate, other competitor, other contestant, other player, enemy, foe, antagonist, combatant, contender, challenger, critic, dissenter, disputant, objector 1.1 A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice. an opponent of the economic reforms Example sentencesExamples He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over. He may consider himself to be an opponent of the war, but here too a point must be made. Love and rural life are prominent themes, and he was a consistent opponent of Modernism. An ardent opponent of war, he made a packet from investing in military supplies. So he has positioned himself as an opponent of free expression and online fun. The most famous opponent of the New Deal was Huey Long, a Senator from Louisiana. He was a lifelong opponent of militarism and oppression, and he became a committed socialist. He has been lauded as a solitary champion of liberty and censured as the absurd opponent of progress. Hayden was a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War. It is more accurate to say he was an opponent of the regime. Most importantly he was a vigorous opponent of giving the Bank of England independence. Synonyms opposer, objector, dissident, dissenter, rejectionist Origin Late 16th century (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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