oppugnant

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adjective

opposing, antagonistic, contrary

OriginLatin oppugnans →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiveoppugnant (comparative more oppugnant, superlative most oppugnant)

comparative more oppugnant · superlative most oppugnant

  1. opposing, antagonistic, contrary
nounoppugnant (plural oppugnants)

plural oppugnants

  1. obsoleteOne who oppugns; an opponent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contrariantopposite

Origin

  1. Latinoppugnans
  2. Englishoppugnant

From Latin oppugnans, present participle of oppugno.

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APA

oppugnant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppugnant

MLA

“oppugnant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppugnant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oppugnant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppugnant.

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