opponent's
Belonging to foe
Opponent's is the possessive form of opponent—someone who competes against or opposes another.
It indicates something belonging to or associated with that adversary: my opponent's strategy, the opponent's goal.
In sports, politics, or debate, you study your opponent's weaknesses and counter your opponent's arguments.
Planned approach to goals
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- movesChanges in position
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- game planPredetermined approach to winning
defense · offense · strengths · playbook · formation · counter · advantage · vulnerabilities
Organized cooperative unit
- coachOne who instructs
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- benchShared seating surface
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
jersey · home field · goalkeeper · striker · pitcher · serve · backhand · corner
Causes of motion
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- flankSide of body
- positionLocation or stance
artillery · defenses · lines · stronghold · advance · retreat · supply lines · reinforcements
Expert guidance offered
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- briefShort in duration
- motionChange in position
witness · evidence · objection · testimony · claim · case · filing · deposition
Formal response disputing claims
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- positionLocation or stance
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
logic · reasoning · evidence · fallacy · stance · claims · assertions · points
Organized effort toward goal
- platformRaised flat structure
- voter baseReliable supporters of a party
- adsPaid promotional messages
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
donors · endorsements · polling · constituency · messaging · attack ads · surrogates · rallies
strategy
Planned approach to goals
game plan · defense · offense · strengths · playbook · formation · counter · advantage · vulnerabilities · positioning
team
Organized cooperative unit
sideline · jersey · home field · goalkeeper · striker · pitcher · serve · backhand · corner · goal
forces
Causes of motion
position · artillery · defenses · lines · stronghold · advance · retreat · supply lines · reinforcements · commander
counsel
Expert guidance offered
motion · witness · evidence · objection · testimony · claim · case · filing · deposition · discovery
rebuttal
Formal response disputing claims
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- positionLocation or stance
thesis · logic · reasoning · evidence · fallacy · stance · claims · assertions · points · rhetoric
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- platformRaised flat structure
- voter baseReliable supporters of a party
- adsPaid promotional messages
rhetoric · donors · endorsements · polling · constituency · messaging · attack ads · surrogates · rallies · fundraising
opponent'sally's
Belonging to a friend
partner's · friend's · colleague's · comrade's · defender's
- reading opponentsAnalyzing competitors' likely actions
- debate opponentOne who argues opposite