58
opponent(noun, support, trouble, person, evil)
46
competitor(noun, trouble, person, like, opposition)
43
antagonist(noun, support, trouble, person, evil)
42
enemy(noun, trouble, person, evil, awful)
40
rival(noun, trouble, person, like, opposition)
35
contestant(noun, person, match, opposition, rival)
35
foe(noun, trouble, person, opposition, agent)
26
contender(noun, person, opposition, agent, rebel)
24
opposition(noun, support, person, resist, opposition)
21
combatant(noun, person, opposition, opponent, combatant)
14
assailant(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
13
gladiator(noun, combatant, fighter)
13
opposer(noun, support, person, resist, opposition)
11
opposite(noun, adjective, opponent, enemy)
11
archenemy(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
10
entrant(noun, person, opposition, rival, opponent)
9
devil(noun, trouble, evil, awful, curse)
9
disputant(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
8
competition(noun, rival, opponent, favorite, enemy)
8
hostile(noun, adjective, evil, awful, enemy)
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