Opponent : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'opponent': discover synonyms for the word opponent, such as foe or adversary.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as opponent. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": foe and adversary.


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Synonyms for opponent sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for opponent Degree of synonymy of opponent Frequency in the language
foe
   13870 1.84  
adversary
   13786 1.51  
opposition
   13284 3.04  
enemy
   13082 48.51  
opposing
   12286 2.69  
antagonist
   11886 0.25  
hostile
   10432 8.94  
opposite
   9515 15.20  
foeman
   6961  
challenger
   6392 1.51  
competitor
   5816 1.37  
player
   5283 37.76  
rival
   5272 3.78  
fighter
   5204 12.78  
contender
   5137 0.96  
opposer
   4981 0.04  
match
   4672 49.43  
counterpart
   4462 0.49  
objection
   4337 21.73  
objector
   4181 0.29  

Lexical field of "opponent"

foe
adversary
opposition
enemy
opposing
antagonist
hostile
opposite
foeman
challenger
competitor
player
rival
fighter
contender
opposer
match
counterpart
objection
objector
dissident
anti
competition
defendant
exhibition
opposed
deduction
applicant
exhibitions
dissenting
discount
expositions
exhibits
contrary
galleries
expos
fairs
off
defeat
against
aggressor
supporter
nemesis
rematch
matchup
antipathist
withstander
underdog
puncher
rivals