adversary (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *adversary*:
NOUN	person	adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister	someone who offers opposition

adversary > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'dverseh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *adversary*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who offers opposition.
Synonyms	antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
Instances	Antichrist	(Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament
Narrower	Luddite	Any opponent of technological progress
	dueler, dueller, duelist, duellist	A person who fights duels / duels
	enemy, foe, foeman, opposition	An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
	withstander	An opponent who resists with force or resolution
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Opposite	agonist	someone involved in a contest / contest or battle (as in an agon)
Spanish	adversaria, adversario, antagonista, contendedor, contraria, contrario, enemigo, oponente, opositor
Catalan	adversària, adversari, antagonista, contrària, contrari, opositor

HyperDic: adversary