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opposition, opponent, opposite

n. a contestant that you are matched against

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opponent, opposing

adj. characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies"

antagonist

n. a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug

enemy, foe, foeman, opposition

n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)

adj. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

truculent

adj. defiantly aggressive; "a truculent speech against the new government"

adverse, inauspicious, untoward

adj. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

antagonistic, counter

adj. indicating opposition or resistance

baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent

adj. exceedingly harmful

angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild

adj. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"

hateful

adj. evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly

litigious

adj. of or relating to litigation

antisocial

adj. shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy"

cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical

adj. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

misanthropic, misanthropical

adj. hating mankind in general

opposite

adj. altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade

frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry

adj. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

chilly, distant

adj. "relations were cool and polite"

unfriendly

adj. not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"

rancorous

adj. showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley

aggressive, belligerent

adj. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"

at loggerheads

adj. in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"

dirty

adj. unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"

head-on

adj. characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on confrontation"

ill

adj. indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"

unfriendly, inimical

adj. not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"

amicable

adj. characterized by friendship and good will

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