- Types Of Speech
- You can use opponent as a noun or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Opponent
- A 3 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters e, n, o, p, and t, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters on. Opponent starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters o, op, opp, oppo, oppon, and the ending characters are t, nt, ent, nent, onent, . Opponent is also a double consonant (pp) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Someone who offers opposition
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- School Grade
- Opponent is set as a sat word that starts with o, ends with t, 3 syllables, 3 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Opponent in Pig Latin is said as "opponentay or opponentway".
- Unigram
- o | p | p | o | n | e | n | t
- Bigram
- op | pp | po | on | ne | en | nt
- Trigram
- opp | ppo | pon | one | nen | ent
- Quadrigram
- oppo | ppon | pone | onen | nent
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- someone who offers opposition
- a contestant that you are matched against
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- characterized by active hostility;
"opponent (or opposing) armies"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abhorrent | offensive to the mind "an abhorrent deed" "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" "morally repugnant customs" "repulsive behavior" "the most repulsive character in recent novels" |
Adamant | very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem |
Adamantine | not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course unsusceptible to persuasion "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind" "Cynthia was inexorable she would have none of him"- W.Churchill "an intransigent conservative opposed to every libera |
Adversary | someone who offers opposition |
Adversative | expressing antithesis or opposition "the adversative conjunction `but'' in `poor but happy''" |
Adverse | in an opposing direction "adverse currents" "a contrary wind" |
Aggressor | a confident assertive person who acts as instigator |
Alien | a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere |
Antagonist | a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug |
Antagonistic | opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action |
View all cognitive synonyms for Opponent
Antonym | Definition |
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Agonist | (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction |
Anagram | Definition |
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Opponent | someone who offers opposition |
View English words with the unique letters used in opponent. Words With The Letters Enopt
Word | Definition |
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Balk | an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base |
Baulk | one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof |
Contradict | prove negative show to be false |
Controvert | prove to be false or incorrect |
Defend | argue or speak in defense of "She supported the motion to strike" |
Fight | a boxing match "the fight was on television last night" |
Fight Back | |
Fight Down | |
Jib | any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) |
Oppose | be against express opposition to "We oppose the ban on abortion" |
Word | Definition |
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Human | a human being "there was too much for one person to do" |
Individual | a human being "there was too much for one person to do" |
Mortal | a human being "there was too much for one person to do" |
Person | a human being "there was too much for one person to do" |
Somebody | a human being "there was too much for one person to do" |
Someone | a human being "there was too much for one person to do" |
Soul | a human being "there was too much for one person to do" |
Word | Definition |
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Antichrist | (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ |
Dueler | a person who fights duels |
Duelist | a person who fights duels |
Dueller | a person who fights duels |
Duellist | a person who fights duels |
Enemy | any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy" |
Foe | an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" |
Foeman | an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" |
Luddite | one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed labor-saving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment |
Opposition | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" |
View All Hyponyms For Opponent
Opponent Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With O
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters