| opponent | | |
| n. (person) | 1. opponent, opposite, opposition | a contestant that you are matched against. |
| ~ contestant | a person who participates in competitions. |
| n. (person) | 2. adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister | someone who offers opposition. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist | a person who fights duels. |
| ~ foe, foeman, enemy, opposition | an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).; "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" |
| ~ luddite | any opponent of technological progress. |
| ~ withstander | an opponent who resists with force or resolution.; "obstinate withstanders of innovation" |
| ~ antichrist | (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ. |
| adj. | 3. opponent, opposing | characterized by active hostility.; "opponent (or opposing) armies" |
| ~ hostile | characterized by enmity or ill will.; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" |
| bicker | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff | a quarrel about petty points. |
| ~ dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words | an angry dispute.; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" |
| v. (communication) | 2. bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble | argue over petty things.; "Let's not quibble over pennies" |
| ~ argue, contend, debate, fence | have an argument about something. |
| wrangle | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle | an angry dispute.; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" |
| ~ difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict | a disagreement or argument about something important.; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" |
| ~ affray, altercation, fracas | noisy quarrel. |
| ~ bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff, fuss | a quarrel about petty points. |
| ~ bust-up | a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship). |
| n. (communication) | 2. haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling | an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining). |
| ~ bargaining | the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement. |
| v. (communication) | 3. brawl, wrangle | to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively.; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" |
| ~ altercate, argufy, quarrel, dispute, scrap | have a disagreement over something.; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" |
| v. (stative) | 4. wrangle | herd and care for.; "wrangle horses" |
| ~ herd | keep, move, or drive animals.; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?" |
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