Hyphenation of opponent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word opponent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

op-po-nent

Definitions of opponent:

1.	A contestant that you are matched against
2.	Someone who offers opposition
3.	Characterized by active hostility Opponent (or opposing) armies

Synonyms of opponent:

adj	opposing, hostile
noun	opposition, opposite, contestant
noun	adversary, antagonist, opposer, resister, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.