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Noun
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One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute
contender
rival
adversary
challenger
competitor
contestant
opposition
foe
combatant
aspirant
candidate
opposer
disputant
corrival
player
competition
entrant
match
oppugnant
runner
vier
fellow competitor
fellow contestant
other candidate
other competitor
other contestant
other player
the opposition
dark horse
opposing side
other side
other team
sparring partner
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“She was creative in combat and would use scrappy ways to beat her opponent.”
Noun
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A hostile enemy or adversary
foe
adversary
antagonist
enemy
hostile
counterpart
nemesis
sworn enemy
competitor
rival
bane
curse
anathema
devil
bugbear
plague
bete noire
detested person
bitter enemy
pet hate
“He was looking forward to crushing his hated opponent into the dusty surface of the desert!”
Noun
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A person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice
objector
opposer
dissident
dissenter
rejectionist
critic
dissentient
counteragent
anti
oppugner
protester
adversary
nonconformist
antagonist
disputant
revolutionary
arguer
activist
debater
disputer
advocate
contestant
protestor
militant
contrarian
abolitionist
no
squabbler
wrangler
complainer
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“He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over.”
Noun
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A person who takes part in a rebellion
revolutionist
revolutionary
rebel
insurgent
mutineer
agitator
insurrectionist
insurrectionary
dissenter
renegade
revolter
heretic
guerrilla
nonconformist
malcontent
red
anarchist
rioter
traitor
demagogue
frondeur
nihilist
separatist
seditionist
schismatic
individualist
subverter
turncoat
secessionist
antagonist
deserter
overthrower
recreant
innovator
apostate
disectarian
independent
iconoclast
experientialist
experimenter
resistance
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Noun
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A person taking part in a sport or game
player
competitor
contestant
sportsman
sportsperson
contender
sportswoman
athlete
participant
amateur
baller
champ
jock
member
pro
professional
rookie
superjock
sweat
gamer
team member
ball player
team player
challenger
runner
racer
fierce competition
stiff competition
tough competition
entrant
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Noun
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A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit
litigant
disputant
party
contender
litigator
contestant
interest
opponent in law
Noun
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A person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something
critic
disparager
censurer
carper
caviller
nitpicker
knocker
faultfinder
hypercritic
caviler
niggler
criticizer
castigator
slanderer
defamer
reviler
vilifier
attacker
belittler
muckraker
complainer
denigrator
detractor
backbiter
deprecator
quibbler
censor
nagger
traducer
asperser
complainant
doubter
maligner
scolder
worrier
zapper
aristarch
blamer
disapprover
disputer
fretter
panner
Momus
decrier
enemy
cynic
fault-finder
nit-picker
mud-slinger
backseat driver
sidewalk superintendent
anvil chorus
more ❯
Noun
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A side, party
opposite side
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