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formidable opponent

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  • opponent — op|po|nent W3 [əˈpəunənt US əˈpou ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of opponere; OPPOSE] 1.) someone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, or argument ▪ Graf s opponent in today s final will be Sukova.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • formidable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ The task looks formidable. ▪ remain ▪ find sth ▪ Men found …   Collocations dictionary

  • formidable — for•mi•da•ble [[t]ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl[/t]] or, sometimes, [[t]fərˈmɪd ə [/t]] adj. 1) causing fear or apprehension: a formidable opponent[/ex] 2) of discouraging or awesome size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem[/ex] 3) arousing… …   From formal English to slang

  • formidable — formidableness, formidability, n. formidably, adv. /fawr mi deuh beuhl/, adj. 1. causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent. 2. of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem. 3.… …   Universalium

  • formidable — for|mi|da|ble [ fɔrmıdəbl, fər mıdəbl ] adjective very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with: Meeting the energy demands of a big city is a formidable task. The company has built up a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • formidable — UK [ˈfɔː(r)mɪdəb(ə)l] / UK [fə(r)ˈmɪdəb(ə)l] / US [ˈfɔrmɪdəb(ə)l] / US [fərˈmɪdəb(ə)l] adjective very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with Meeting the energy demands of a big city is …   English dictionary

  • opponent — noun (C) 1 someone who tries to defeat another person in a competition, game, fight, or argument: Tyson knocked his opponent out in the first round. | Rumpole was a formidable opponent in court. 2 someone who disagrees with a plan, idea etc, and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • formidable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. appalling, tremendous; arduous, Herculean. See fear, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inspiring fear or apprehension] Syn. fearful, forbidding, intimidating, impregnable; see dangerous 1 , 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • opponent — opponent, antagonist, adversary all denote one who expresses or manifests opposition. Unlike enemy they do not necessarily imply personal animosity or hostility. An opponent is one who is on the opposite side in a contest (as an argument,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • opponent — n. 1) a formidable, strong; weak opponent 2) (ironical) my worthy opponent * * * [ə pəʊnənt] strong weak opponent (ironical) my worthy opponent a formidable …   Combinatory dictionary

  • formidable, impressive — Each of these words means arousing feelings of admiration, superior, exceptional : This candidate is a formidable (or impressive) opponent. You are asking me to undertake an impressive (or formidable) task. Formidable has the additional meaning… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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