Anti
Anti noun - A person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.).
Opponent
Opponent noun - One that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Shoryuken: Part of characters has such anti-air moves, for example Ryu and Ken style Haohmaru's and Genjuro's anti air moves - while Wan-fu had one that set opponent on fire.
Source: Video Game / Samurai Shodown -
Nukes, combined with long-range radar, are a Game Breaker if your opponent doesn't have anti-missile defense systems.
Source: Video Game / Total Annihilation -
Aldran does this in this anti-HEROES comic by magically force-feeding an opponent some "berries".
Source: You Are Already Dead
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