opponent

[əˈpoʊnənt]

Definition:
1. A contestant that you are matched against.
2. Someone who offers opposition.

Use 'opponent' in a sentence:

1. Norris twice knocked down his opponent in the early rounds of the fight.
2. She hoped the plan would checkmate her opponents.
3. Victory in the last game gave them a psychological advantage over their opponents.
4. She annihilated her opponent, who failed to win a single game.
5. She really lammed into her opponent during the debate.
6. The speech was intended to answer the charges levelled against him by his opponents.
7. They gifted a goal to their opponents.
8. The team was undone by the speed and strength of their opponents.
9. The wrestler put his opponent into a head hold.
10. They gifted their opponents a goal.
11. The fascination of the game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking.
12. Her opponent called her a liar to her face.
13. He made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview.
14. The government's only crumb of comfort is that their opponents are as confused as they are.
15. In debate he was a formidable opponent.
16. They did something harmful to their opponent.
17. He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round.
18. She pummelled her opponents.
19. The boxer jabbed at his opponent.
20. He served to his opponent's forehand.
21. Most of the regime's left-wing opponents were eliminated.
22. After only one game, the chess champion had the measure of his young opponent.
23. The revelations gave new fuel to angry opponents of the proposed law.
24. The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
25. He downed his opponent with three blows.
26. His height gives him an inbuilt advantage over his opponent.
27. He accused his opponent of playing the immigration card during the campaign.
28. It was a good speech, but he couldn't resist taking a sideswipe at his opponent.
29. He was magnanimous in defeat and praised his opponent's skill.
30. He felled his opponent with a single blow.
31. I've had an opponent every time. I've never had a free ride. I've had to fight.
32. It took her a mere 20 minutes to dispose of her opponent.
33. The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.
34. He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison.
35. The president continued the broadside against his opponent.
36. The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season.
37. In an election in 1988, he was accused of cheating by his opponent.
38. United turned up the heat on their opponents with a second goal.
39. Somehow he always manages to outwit his opponents.
40. He was simply too powerful for his opponent, rocking him with a steady supply of left jabs.
41. Alexander the Great beat every opponent between Greece and India.
42. He was a vociferous opponent of Conservatism.
43. Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
44. He had a worthy opponent.
45. She has beaten her opponent in all of their previous encounters.
46. What may be done to reduce the influence of intractable opponents?
47. His opponent swamped him with facts and figures.