Opponent vs Proponent - What's the difference?
opponent | proponent | Antonyms |
An individual or group who is a rival of another.
One who attempts to stop the progression of.
One who objects to.
In team sports, a player of an opposite team.
Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
One who supports something; an advocate
* 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/new-york-city-marathon-will-not-be-held-sunday.html?hp&_r=0]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
Making proposals; proposing.
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Proponent is a antonym of opponent.
As nouns the difference between opponent and proponent
is that opponent is an individual or group who is a rival of another while proponent is one who supports something; an advocate.As adjectives the difference between opponent and proponent
is that opponent is situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic while proponent is making proposals; proposing.opponent
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(en noun)Antonyms
* supporter * proponent * advocateAdjective
(en adjective)- (Alexander Pope)
proponent
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(en noun)- Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.