Opponent
The crossword clue "Opponent" is answered by RIVAL, a 5-letter entry. Used 34 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RIVAL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIVAL answer page.
Used 34 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ANTAGONIST (4 uses in xd)
- ADVERSARY (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for RIVAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIVAL, most used first.
- Competitor - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
- Adversary - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Opponent - ENEMY, used 23 times
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