Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (I) Individual Volition
Section IV. Antagonism
2. Active Antagonism

710. Opponent.

   NOUN:OPPONENT, antagonist, adversary, oppugnant [rare]; adverse party, opposition; enemy [See Enemy]; assailant.
  OPPOSITIONIST, obstructive; brawler, wrangler, brangler [rare], disputant; filibuster [U. S.], filibusterer [U. S.], extremist, bitter-ender [U. S.], irreconcilable, obstructionist, “willful men.”
  MALCONTENT; demagogue, reactionist; anarchist, anarch; Jacobin, Fenian, Sinn Feiner; Red; Industrial Workers of the World, I. W. W.
  RIVAL, competitor, contestant, entrant; the field.
   QUOTATIONS:

1. Each brave foe was in his heart a friend.—Homer
2. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.—Burke