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Definitions

opposite number

NOUN

adversary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist attacker competitor enemy foe opponent rival

STRONG

contestant match opposer

WEAK

oppugner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ally friend

WEAK

assistant backer helper helpmate supporter

NOUN

antagonist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversary enemy foe

STRONG

competitor contender match opponent opposer rival

WEAK

boss oppugnant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ally assistant friend helper

STRONG

associate

WEAK

protagonist supporter

NOUN

assailant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggressor mugger

STRONG

antagonist assaulter bushwhacker enemy foe goon invader

WEAK

hit person trigger person

Antonyms

STRONG

ally friend

NOUN

counterpart

Synonyms

STRONG

Doppelganger analogue complement copy correlate correlative correspondent ditto duplicate equal equivalent fellow like mate ringer supplement tally twin

WEAK

carbon copy dead ringer look alike obverse peas in a pod pendant spit and image spitting image two of a kind

Antonyms

WEAK

opposite

NOUN

rival

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversary challenger competition competitor contender opponent peer

STRONG

antagonist bandit buddy contestant emulator entrant equal equivalent match

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ally helper

STRONG

difference

WEAK

associate cohort companion

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Mekies and his opposite number at McLaren, Andrea Stella, both agree that a hardware change is needed to go the full distance.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

George Robertson was his opposite number for Labour.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

There was one sour note for club captain Dupont, though, as he was sent to the sin-bin in the second half for a high tackle on opposite number Thomas Souverbie.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

He holed out off the left-arm spin of his opposite number Mitchell Santner.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

I shake with my opposite number, who towers over me and puts me in the shade.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

opposite number

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