opponent
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a contestant that you are matched against
Types & categories
- contestant hypernym
Related & opposite
- pit derivation
Sense 2 adjective
characterized by active hostility
opponent (or opposing) armies
Related & opposite
- antagonist derivation
- oppose derivation
- controvert derivation
- pit derivation
- fight down derivation
- react derivation
- hostile similar to
Sense 3 noun
someone who offers opposition
Types & categories
- person hypernym
- dueler hyponym
- foe hyponym
- Luddite hyponym
- withstander hyponym
- Antichrist instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- agonist antonym
- antagonism derivation
- antagonism derivation
- antagonism derivation
- oppose derivation
- controvert derivation
- fight down derivation
- react derivation
- balk derivation
- opponent derivation
- counter derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pit |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | contestant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | oppose |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | controvert |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight down |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | react |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | hostile |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | agonist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | oppose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | controvert |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight down |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | react |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | balk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | opponent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | counter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dueler |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | foe |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Luddite |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | withstander |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Antichrist |