opponent
noun
a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
opponents
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pluralof opponent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As the two sides haggled, furor was growing among opponents of the merger, with activists including actor Mark Ruffalo on social media calling on Bonta to hold the line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Because the Chargers really needed these first two wins against opponents who both won only three games last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Infantino, 56, will stand for election for a fourth time in March, with his opponents having until 18 November to find an alternative candidate.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
And yet, I had spent the day doing something to El-Sayed that his opponents were also doing in a very different way: insisting that the most revealing thing about him was his Muslimness.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Until this point, I had always been taught to fence defensively by reacting to my opponents.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
