Want to use Opponent correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like opposing or somebody.
Opponent meaning
- One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
- One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
Synonyms of Opponent
Opponent in Dutch
Example sentences (20)
After a long summer on the practice field, teams finally get to put all of their work to use against a real opponent.
And, if we racegoers are very lucky, that is the opponent that Cyberknife and Florent Geroux will meet in the stretch.
All of this is to say that the Eagles actually looked really good on Saturday against a top-5 opponent.
Adding this to his camera and other utility makes Cypher a deadly opponent to try and get the drop on for any player or character.
After winning the first set 6-4, he couldn’t put away his opponent in the second, something he normally excels at doing, and lost 7-5.
Allow the opponent to grind clock because your offense can’t, and they shorten the game for you.
Although Sevilla sits in 12th place, having won just twice and drawn once in six matches, they will be a tough opponent for Barcelona.
At each round, each player learned the color assigned to his or her opponent, but nothing else about the opponent.
And the Nets’ next opponent — the Nuggets, at Barclays Center on Sunday — won’t be any easier.
After the fight, Usman highly of his opponent and acknowledged the close nature of the fight.
An opponent sitting deep, forming a barricade around their own penalty area and keeping City out for the first 45 minutes is nothing new.
Wing Chun kicks are designed to knock an opponent off balance, break their leg, or to bring an opponent on their knees.
From the back, he’s able to watch how the opponent defends and has first-hand experience seeing how the opponent attacks.
After the defeat, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan insisted the Penguins didn’t lose because of a lack of focus against such a bad opponent.
The first opponent to touch the ground with any body part above the knee or to lose hold of their opponent loses the round.
Against an opponent that thrives with a talent deficit and without a margin for error?
Another clear case of the weaponization of the DOJ against Biden's political opponent.
If her opponent has a weak hand or is bluffing, Alice expects no further bets or calls from her opponent.
If the advance of a token ends on a square occupied by an opponent's token, the opponent token is returned to its owner's yard.
Golden took the time to reach out to and understand his opponent’s supporters, but Poliquin dismissed his opponent’s supporters.
Common combinations with opponent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the opponent 60×
- an opponent 37×
- his opponent 22×
- opponent in 18×
- opponent and 14×
- opponent has 10×
- their opponent 9×
- your opponent 9×
- her opponent 9×
- opponent to 9×
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