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View definitions for opposite number

opposite number

noun as in adversary

noun as in antagonist

noun as in assailant

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Example Sentences

Then he considers: what does my opposite number want that will matter more to him than it does to me?

They moved across to the left: the first man sat down and his opposite number stood up.

I wouldn't mind being in charge—old Haas' opposite number at this end.

Instinctively his eye went about—and then came to a stop at a door directly opposite number eleven.

A weary trudge brings him to 457, opposite number 1, whence he started.

The passageway came out on the other side almost directly opposite number seven, and offered a tempting short-cut.

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On this page you'll find 108 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to opposite number, such as: antagonist, attacker, competitor, enemy, foe, and rival.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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