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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

Example Sentences

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George Robertson was his opposite number for Labour.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Shortly after half-time, Moody was caught heavy and high as opposite number Nili Latu jumped into a tackle.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

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