worthy opponent

collocation in English

meaningsofworthyandopponent

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worthy
adjective
uk
/ˈwɜː.ði/us
/ˈwɝː.ði/
formal
deserving respect, admiration, ...
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opponent
noun[C]
uk
/əˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/əˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to ...
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(Definition ofworthyandopponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworthy opponent

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He is certainly a welcome colleague and aworthyopponent.
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He will undoubtedly be aworthyopponent.
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He enjoys his battles, especially when he has aworthyopponent.
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The big buffalo saw no threat in the baby buffalo and paid no attention to it, looking around for aworthyopponent.
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Her associates had only kind words for her, reliable, forcible, kindly, a woman of rare judgment, and aworthyopponent.
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He likes fighting and will do anything to challenge aworthyopponent.
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Cynon relates the story of how he travelled to unknown regions of the world in search of aworthyopponent.
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Her jet-propelled cybernetic feet allow her to fly, and her enhanced muscular tissue adds more power to her strikes, thus making her aworthyopponent.
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As each set eyes on the other, both knew they had finally met aworthyopponent.
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His robe makes him for the most part invulnerable to most weaponry and combined with his own martial arts skill makes him aworthyopponent.
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Lancer is a fierce but balanced warrior who enjoys combating aworthyopponent.
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And they are forced off the radar because they are worthy opponents of evolutionary psychology whose perspectives need to be paid serious attention.
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Halfas countermands it, stating that her power is still too weak, but that she has the potential to become aworthyopponent.
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He seeks worthy opponents to fight in order to find flaws in his skills to further attain mastery.
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