4
villain(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
3
contrarian(noun, person, opposition, opponent, competitor)
3
demon(noun, brute, monster, beast)
3
dissentient(noun, adjective, match, opposition, rival)
3
entry
3
fiend(noun, evil, awful, brute, monster)
3
foeman(noun, evil, awful, enemy, foe)
3
inimical
3
negative
3
opposed
3
oppositionist(noun, support, person, resist, opponent)
3
other side(noun, expression, opposition, agent, rebel)
3
unfavorable
2
accuser(noun, evil, awful, enemy, foe)
2
adversative
2
antagonism(noun, opposition)
2
antipathetic
2
bitter enemy(expression, trouble, curse)
2
challenger(noun, opposition, rival, opponent, favorite)
2
common enemy(noun, expression, brute, monster, demon)
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