| entrant(noun, person, opposition, opponent, enemy) |
| gladiator(noun, combatant) |
| opposing(adjective, property, hostile, different, spirited) |
| contend(verb, maintain, oppose, play, continue) |
| contest(noun, verb, meet, oppose, play) |
| opposite(noun, adjective, hostile, different, antagonistic) |
| tie(verb, make, meet, oppose, draw) |
| challenger(noun, person, opposition, opponent, favorite) |
| fighter(noun, person, combatant) |
| meet(verb, make, oppose, draw, fight) |
| opposed(adjective, property, hostile, different, antagonistic) |
| vying(adjective, property, spirited, aggressive, opposing) |
| approach(verb, study, make, mean, meet) |
| assailant(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal) |
| challenge(verb, oppose, play, fight, match) |
| come up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, make) |
| conflicting(adjective, property, hostile, different, antagonistic) |
| contend with(verb, expression, challenge, conflict, match) |
| disputant(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal) |
| compare with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose) |