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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

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Fiji prop Tim Hoyt also knocked on following more resilient and desperate defence from his opposite number Dillon Lewis and Joe Hawkins.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Fiji were rocked and following a speculative Hawkins kick, Ravutaumada was inexplicably caught napping by Adams as he picked the pocket of his opposite number to score.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Fiji lost centre Semi Radradra to injury following a tackle by opposite number Eddie James.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann described the match in Houston as a meeting of "David and Goliath" while his opposite number Dick Advocaat believes his charges can "steal some points".

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

I shake with my opposite number, who towers over me and puts me in the shade.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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