Contender
Contender noun - One who seeks an office, honor, position, or award.
Opponents and contender are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Opponents" with "Contender", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: contended, contending
Opponents
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rival and contender
- rival and opponents
- opposition and contender
- opposition and opponents
- competitor and contender
- competitor and opponents
- aspirant and contender
- aspirant and opponents
- candidate and contender
- candidate and opponents
- contestant and contender
- contestant and opponents
- antagonist and contender
- antagonist and opponents
Both words in one sentence
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Character Development: Went from being a Sissy Villain who was reluctant to let his face and hair get messed up to a legitimate contender for the NXT title who had no problem getting hit in the face, but continued to focus on his looks to throw his opponents off their games.
Source: Wrestling / Tyler Breeze
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