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opposite number

NOUN
adversary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antagonist attacker competitor enemy foe opponent rival
STRONG
contestant match opposer
WEAK
oppugner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ally friend
WEAK
assistant backer helper helpmate supporter
NOUN
antagonist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adversary enemy foe
STRONG
competitor contender match opponent opposer rival
WEAK
boss oppugnant
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ally assistant friend helper
STRONG
associate
WEAK
protagonist supporter
NOUN
assailant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressor mugger
STRONG
antagonist assaulter bushwhacker enemy foe goon invader
WEAK
hit person trigger person
Antonyms
STRONG
ally friend
NOUN
counterpart
Synonyms
STRONG
Doppelganger analogue complement copy correlate correlative correspondent ditto duplicate equal equivalent fellow like mate ringer supplement tally twin
WEAK
carbon copy dead ringer look alike obverse peas in a pod pendant spit and image spitting image two of a kind
Antonyms
WEAK
opposite
NOUN
rival
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adversary challenger competition competitor contender opponent peer
STRONG
antagonist bandit buddy contestant emulator entrant equal equivalent match
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ally helper
STRONG
difference
WEAK
associate cohort companion

Example Sentences

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"I said 'you have to get hold of George Robertson'. I think they thought that was a bit strange because George was my opposite number who spent his life making my life difficult."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Guy Pepper, eight caps deep, will be a target for wily opposite number Jamie Ritchie.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

There was one sour note for club captain Dupont, though, as he was sent to the sin-bin in the second half for a high tackle on opposite number Thomas Souverbie.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

He holed out off the left-arm spin of his opposite number Mitchell Santner.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

I stand under the trees for a while, opposite number twenty- three.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.