[ verb ]
■ oppose, as in hostility or a competition
e.g.)
・You must confront your opponent
・Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
・The two enemies finally confronted each other
→
confront
,
face
[ verb ]
■ contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
e.g.)
・Princeton plays Yale this weekend
・Charlie likes to play Mary
→
encounter
,
meet
,
play
,
take on
[ verb ]
■ fight against or resist strongly
e.g.)
・The senator said he would oppose the bill
・Don't fight it!
→
defend
,
fight
,
fight back
,
fight down
,
oppose
[ verb ]
■ act against or in opposition to
e.g.)
・She reacts negatively to everything I say
→
oppose
,
react
[ noun ]
■ any hostile group of people
e.g.)
・he viewed lawyers as the real enemy
→
enemy
[ noun ]
■ someone who offers opposition
→
adversary
,
antagonist
,
opponent
,
opposer
,
resister
[ noun ]
■ an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
e.g.)
・a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
→
enemy
,
foe
,
foeman
,
opposition
[ noun ]
■ a contestant that you are matched against
→
opponent
,
opposite
,
opposition
[ noun ]
■ the contestant you hope to defeat
e.g.)
・he had respect for his rivals
・he wanted to know what the competition was doing
→
challenger
,
competition
,
competitor
,
contender
,
rival
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