opponents

NOUN

person with whom one competes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversary aspirant candidate challenger competitor enemy foe opposition player rival

STRONG

antagonist anti assailant bandit bidder con contestant disputant entrant litigant match opposer

WEAK

counteragent dark horse dissentient oppugnant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ally assistant friend helper

WEAK

associate colleague

Example Sentences

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All of it makes them ill-suited for retirement accounts, opponents argue.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

The task: stop the country’s World Cup opponents from scoring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Championship matches, which rarely last longer than 30 minutes and sometimes much less, are inevitably preceded by hours of participants making all manner of florid claims and trash-talking their opponents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Watch highlights as Sweden get their World Cup campaign off to an emphatic start, scoring five goals in a win over Group F opponents Tunisia.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

With his deep brown, almost black eyes, he’d glare so intently at his opponents that some said he was attempting to hypnotize them into making a vapid move.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady