Related Words for opposite number

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counterpart
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Noun, Verb
opposite
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Noun
correspondent
xx/x
Noun
opponent
x/x
Noun
competitor
x/xx
Noun
fellow
/x
Noun
successor
x/x
Noun
antagonist
x/xx
Noun
predecessor
/xxx
Noun
coworker
//x
Noun
representative
xx/xx
Noun
replacement
x/x
Noun
adjunct
/x
Noun
adjoint
x/
Noun
surrogate
/xx
Noun
first among equals
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
official
x/x
Noun
counter
/x
Noun
lateral
/xx
Noun
adversary
/xxx
Noun
occupant
/xx
Noun
double
/x
Adjective
deputy
/xx
Noun
second fiddle
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
partner
/x
Noun
colleague
/x
Noun
heir
/
Noun
underling
/xx
Noun
peer
/
Noun
friendly
/x
Adjective
report
x/
Noun
clone
/
Noun
rival
/x
Noun
concurrent
x/x
Adjective
respondent
x/x
Noun
senior
/x
Name
associate
x/xx
Noun
sidekick
/x
Noun
incumbent
x/x
Noun
companion
x/x
Noun
byword
/x
Noun
counterfeit
/xx
Noun
officer
/xx
Noun
ancestor
/xx
Noun
supply
x/
Noun
intermediary
xx/xxx
Noun
sequent
/x
Noun
relief
x/
Noun
supervisor
/xxx
Noun
mirror
/x
Noun
outer
/x
Noun
middleman
/xx
Noun
handler
/x
Noun
reliever
x/x
Noun
critic
/x
Noun
front
/
Noun
foreign correspondent
/xxx/x
Name, Name
assignee
x//
Noun
suitor
/x
Noun
honorary
/xxx
Name
assistant
x/x
Noun
classmate
/x
Noun
cousin
/x
Noun
mentee
/x
Noun
oppressor
x/x
Noun
helper
/x
Noun
proxy
/x
Noun
operator
/xxx
Noun
undercover
xx/x
Adjective
number two
/xx
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
insider
x/x
Noun
conversant
x/x
Adjective
imposter
x/x
Noun
functionary
/xxx
Noun
second
/x
Noun
double agent
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
complement
/xx
Noun
suit
/
Noun
abundance
x/x
Noun
across
x/
Adverb, Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
actual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
add
/
Verb, Noun
add up
//
Phrase, Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjacent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
adverse
x/
Adjective
aft
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
against
x/
Adverb
alike
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alphabet
/xx
Noun, Verb
alternate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
among
x/
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
analogous
x/xx
Adjective
antagonism
x/xxx
Noun
antagonistic
xxx/x
Adjective
anti
/x
Adjective, Noun
antithesis
x/xx
Noun
antithetical
xx/xx
Adjective
antonym
/xx
Noun
appendix
x/x
Noun
appoint
x/
Verb
apposite
xx
Adjective, Noun
array
x/
Noun, Verb
assembly
x/x
Noun
asymmetric
xx/x
Adjective
asymmetrical
xx/xx
Adjective
atomic number
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
attendance
x/x
Noun
attract
x/
Verb
auction
/x
Noun, Verb
availability
xxx/xx
Noun
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
averse
x/
Adjective, Verb
backlog
/x
Noun, Verb
backward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
bandaging
/xx
Noun
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
batch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
behalf
x/
Noun
beside
x/
Adverb
bin
/
Noun, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
breach
/
Noun, Verb
breakdown
/x
Noun
bulk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bunch
/
Noun, Verb
bureau
/x
Noun
cameo
/xx
Noun, Verb
canto
/x
Noun
cardinal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
caseload
/x
Noun
category
/xxx
Noun
census
/x
Noun, Verb
certain
/x
Adjective, Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
chapter
/x
Noun, Verb
cipher
/x
Noun, Verb
circle
/x
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
code
/
Noun, Verb
collection
x/x
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
competing
x/x
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
conflict
/x
Noun, Verb
confrontation
xx/x
Noun
consequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
constant
/x
Adjective, Noun
contradiction
xx/x
Noun
contradictory
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
contradistinction
/xx/x
Noun
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
contrast
/x
Noun, Verb
contravention
xx/x
Noun
converse
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
coordinate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
corresponding
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
counterparty
/xxx
Noun
counterproductive
/xxxx
Adjective
couple
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
coverage
/xx
Noun
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crowd
/
Noun, Verb
crunching
/x
Noun
cube
/
Noun, Verb
data
/x
Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
definite
/xx
Adjective, Noun
degree
x/
Noun
denial
x/x
Noun
depth
/
Noun
description
x/x
Noun
designator
/xxx
Noun
determinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
devoid
x/
Adjective, Verb
different
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
differing
/xx
Noun, Adjective
digit
/x
Noun, Verb
digital
/xx
Adjective, Name
direction
x/x
Noun
discourse
/x
Noun, Verb
distribution
xx/x
Noun
diverse
x/
Adjective, Adverb
diversity
x/xx
Noun
dividend
/xx
Noun, Verb
divisor
x/x
Noun
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
downwind
x/
Adverb
duration
//x
Noun
edition
x/x
Noun
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
eight
/
Noun, Adjective
end
/
Noun, Verb
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
enrolment
x/x
Noun
enumerate
x/xx
Verb
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
fable
/x
Noun, Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
fewer
/x
Adjective
fig
/
Name, Verb
figure
/x
Noun, Verb
five
/
Noun
folio
/xx
Noun, Verb
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
frequency
/xx
Noun
general
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
genesis
/xx
Noun
genus
/x
Noun
group
/
Noun, Verb
handful
/x
Noun
host
/
Noun, Verb
hostile
/x
Adjective, Noun
hustler
/xx
Noun
identifier
x/xxx
Noun
incidence
/xx
Noun
incompatible
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
inconsistent
xx/x
Adjective
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
increment
/xx
Noun, Verb
indefinite
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
index
/x
Noun, Verb
individual
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
influx
/x
Noun
inimical
x/xx
Adjective
instalment
x/x
Noun
integer
/xx
Noun
interview
/xx
Noun, Verb
inverse
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
joint
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb