Words that rhyme with opponent

• abetment 0
  n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment, abettal, instigation]
• adjustment 0
  n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: adjustment, accommodation, fitting] 2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: alteration, modification, adjustment] 3: the act of adjusting something to match a standard [syn: adjustment, registration, readjustment] 4: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: adaptation, adaption, adjustment] 5: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" [syn: allowance, adjustment]
• adjuvant 0
  adj 1: furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" [syn: accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary] 2: enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria" n 1: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
• advent 0
  n 1: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: advent, coming] 2: the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas 3: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment [syn: Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Advent, Parousia]
• allotment 0
  n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment, allocation] 2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation]
• amendment 0
  n 1: the act of amending or correcting 2: a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
• apartment 0
  n 1: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: apartment, flat]
• appurtenant 0
  adj 1: furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" [syn: accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary]
• armament 0
  n 1: weaponry used by military or naval force 2: the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war [syn: arming, armament, equipping] [ant: disarmament, disarming]
• assonant 0
  adj 1: having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'" 2: having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables
• atonement 0
  n 1: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: atonement, expiation, satisfaction] 2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: expiation, atonement, propitiation]
• benignant 0
  adj 1: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" [syn: benign, benignant] [ant: malign] 2: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" [syn: benignant, gracious]
• bewilderment 0
  n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement]
• commandment 0
  n 1: something that is commanded 2: a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: teaching, precept, commandment]
• compartment 0
  n 1: a space into which an area is subdivided 2: a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
• complement 0
  n 1: a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction 2: a complete number or quantity; "a full complement" 3: number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers" [syn: complement, full complement] 4: something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" [syn: complement, accompaniment] 5: one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response 6: either of two parts that mutually complete each other v 1: make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
• compliment 0
  n 1: a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration v 1: say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" [syn: compliment, congratulate] 2: express respect or esteem for
• component 0
  n 1: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient] 2: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" [syn: part, portion, component part, component, constituent] 3: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn: component, constituent, element]
• condiment 0
  n 1: a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"
• conferment 0
  n 1: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment]
• consonant 0
  adj 1: involving or characterized by harmony [syn: consonant, harmonic, harmonical, harmonized, harmonised] 2: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant] n 1: a speech sound that is not a vowel [ant: vowel, vowel sound] 2: a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
• contaminant 0
  n 1: a substance that contaminates [syn: contaminant, contamination]
• contentment 0
  n 1: happiness with one's situation in life [ant: discontent, discontentedness, discontentment]
• convent 0
  n 1: a religious residence especially for nuns 2: a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together
• covenant 0
  n 1: a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action [syn: covenant, compact, concordat] 2: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return v 1: enter into a covenant 2: enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"
• decampment 0
  n 1: the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) [syn: abscondment, decampment] 2: breaking camp
• deferment 0
  n 1: act of putting off to a future time [syn: postponement, deferment, deferral]
• department 0
  n 1: a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" [syn: department, section] 2: the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) 3: a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"
• deponent 0
  n 1: a person who testifies or gives a deposition [syn: testifier, deponent, deposer]
• deportment 0
  n 1: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment]
• determent 0
  n 1: a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn: determent, deterrence, intimidation]
• determinant 0
  adj 1: having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a)] n 1: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn: determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor] 2: the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself [syn: antigenic determinant, determinant, epitope] 3: a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
• detriment 0
  n 1: a damage or loss [syn: detriment, hurt]
• development 0
  n 1: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development" 2: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" [syn: development, evolution] [ant: degeneration, devolution] 3: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" [syn: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis] [ant: nondevelopment] 4: a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" 5: the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" [syn: exploitation, development] 6: a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments" 7: a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen" 8: processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" [syn: development, developing] 9: (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
• disappointment 0
  n 1: a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment" [syn: disappointment, letdown] 2: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone [syn: disappointment, dashing hopes]
• disarmament 0
  n 1: act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete" [syn: disarming, disarmament] [ant: armament, arming, equipping]
• disbandment 0
  n 1: the act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"
• disenchantment 0
  n 1: freeing from false belief or illusions [syn: disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment]
• disfigurement 0
  n 1: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" [syn: disfigurement, disfiguration, deformity] 2: the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" [syn: defacement, disfigurement, disfiguration]
• dissolvent 0
  n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" [syn: solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent]
• dissonant 0
  adj 1: characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved [syn: unresolved, dissonant] 2: lacking in harmony [syn: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic] 3: not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" [syn: at variance(p), discrepant, dissonant]
• document 0
  n 1: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) [syn: document, written document, papers] 2: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks 3: a written account of ownership or obligation 4: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters [syn: text file, document] v 1: record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" 2: support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
• dominant 0
  adj 1: exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" [ant: low-level, subordinate] 2: (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar [ant: recessive] 3: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife] n 1: (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale 2: an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different [syn: dominant allele, dominant]
• elephant 0
  n 1: five-toed pachyderm 2: the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
• exponent 0
  n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent] 2: someone who expounds and interprets or explains 3: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: exponent, power, index]
• fervent 0
  adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid] 2: extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope [syn: fervent, fervid]
• immanent 0
  adj 1: of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind" [syn: immanent, subjective] [ant: transeunt, transient] 2: of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in nature"
• imminent 0
  adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent, impendent, impending]
• impermanent 0
  adj 1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" [syn: impermanent, temporary] [ant: lasting, permanent] 2: existing or enduring for a limited time only
• impertinent 0
  adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy] 2: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" [syn: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal] 3: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise]
• incontinent 0
  adj 1: not having control over urination and defecation [ant: continent]
• indignant 0
  adj 1: angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory" [syn: indignant, incensed, outraged, umbrageous]
• infant 0
  n 1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" [syn: baby, babe, infant]
• insolvent 0
  adj 1: unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate" [ant: solvent] n 1: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts [syn: bankrupt, insolvent]
• maidservant 0
  n 1: a female domestic [syn: maid, maidservant, housemaid, amah]
• malignant 0
  adj 1: dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) [ant: benign]
• manservant 0
  n 1: a man servant
• moment 0
  n 1: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" [syn: moment, minute, second, instant] 2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, mo, minute, second, bit] 3: at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" [syn: here and now, present moment, moment] 4: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: consequence, import, moment] [ant: inconsequence] 5: a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) 6: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
• permanent 0
  adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" [syn: permanent, lasting] [ant: impermanent, temporary] 2: not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage" n 1: a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals [syn: permanent wave, permanent, perm]
• predominant 0
  adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife] 2: having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating]
• prominent 0
  adj 1: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking] 2: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: big, large, prominent]
• proponent 0
  n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent]
• regnant 0
  adj 1: exercising power or authority [syn: regnant, reigning, ruling]
• relevant 0
  adj 1: having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research" [ant: irrelevant]
• remnant 0
  n 1: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists [syn: leftover, remnant] 2: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant, oddment]
• repugnant 0
  adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive]
• resonant 0
  adj 1: characterized by resonance; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: resonant, resonating, resounding, reverberating, reverberative] 2: serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" [syn: evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant]
• revenant 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or typical of a revenant; "revenant shrieks and groans" 2: coming back; "a revenant ghost" [syn: recurring, revenant] n 1: a person who returns after a lengthy absence 2: someone who has returned from the dead
• ruminant 0
  adj 1: related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud; "ruminant mammals" [ant: nonruminant] n 1: any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
• servant 0
  n 1: a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) [syn: servant, retainer] 2: in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" [syn: handmaid, handmaiden, servant]
• solvent 0
  adj 1: capable of meeting financial obligations [ant: insolvent] n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" [syn: solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent] 2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent]
• sonant 0
  adj 1: produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; [syn: voiced, sonant, soft] [ant: hard, surd, unvoiced, voiceless] n 1: a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords [syn: sonant, voiced sound]
• subcontinent 0
  n 1: a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent
• subdominant 0
  n 1: (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale
• sycophant 0
  n 1: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage [syn: sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser]
• triumphant 0
  adj 1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant] 2: experiencing triumph [syn: triumphant, victorious]
• preeminent 0
  adj 1: greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" [syn: leading(a), preeminent]
• illuminant 0
  n 1: something that can serve as a source of light
• fulminant 0
  adj 1: sudden and severe; "fulminant pain"; "fulminant fever"
• alternant 0
• culminant 0
• germinant 0
• inconsonant 0
• moments 0
• pursuivant 0
• conant 0
• imponent 0
• oppugnant 0
• discriminant 0
• unisonant 0

See also opponent definition and opponent synonyms