English > opposer: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | someone who offers opposition. |
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Synonyms | adversary, antagonist, opponent, resister |
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Instances | Antichrist | (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament |
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Narrower | Luddite | Any opponent of technological progress |
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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 |
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Opposite | agonist | someone involved in a contest / contest or battle (as in an agon) |
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Spanish | adversaria, adversario, antagonista, contendedor, contraria, contrario, enemigo, oponente, opositor |
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Catalan | adversària, adversari, antagonista, contrària, contrari, opositor |
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Verbs | oppose | be resistant to |
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oppose | be against |
oppose | fight against or resist strongly |
oppose | act against or in opposition to |