Difference between Opponents and Adversary

OPPONENTS vs ADVERSARY: NOUN

Someone who offers opposition
An opponent; an enemy.
The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.
One who acts adversely or inimically; an unfriendly opponent or antagonist; an enemy.
Specifically [capitalized] The devil; Satan as the general enemy of mankind: as, the wiles of the Adversary.
An opponent in a contest; one who contends against another or strives for victory; a contestant.
Synonyms and Adversary, Antagonist, Opponent, Enemy, Foe. These words vary in strength according as they express spirit, action, or relation. A foe has most of the spirit of enmity, or is actively hostile. The word is more used in poetry than in prose. Enemy, as denoting an opponent in war, or a member of an opposing party, does not necessarily imply personal hostility. Opponent, adversary, and antagonist are less severe in their opposition, and need have no animosity. Opponent is often a passive word; antagonist is always active and personal. A man may be our opponent in an argument or a lawsuit, our adversary in a game, as chess, our antagonist in a wrestling- or boxing-match, or other occasion of strenuous exertion: the choice between the three words depends chiefly upon the measure of activity involved. In the Bible, adversary covers the meaning of all five words.
One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.
The Satan, or the Devil.
An opponent or rival.

To antagonize; oppose.
In law, having an opposing party, in contradistinction to unopposed: as, an adversary suit.
Opposed; opposite to; adverse: antagonistic: as, “adversary forces,” Bp. King.

Critics, Rivals, Challengers, Adversaries, Detractors, Foes, Foeman, Opposite, Hostile, Antagonist, Opposing, Enemy, Opposition, Adversary, Foe

Bogey, Match, Competition, Opposition, Intruder, Hostile, Confrontation, Fighter, Rival, Challenger, Competitor, Enemy, Foe, Antagonist, Opponent

Fights, Dissidents, Oppose, Competitors, Challengers, Adversaries, Foeman, Opposite, Hostile, Antagonist, Opposing, Enemy, Opposition, Adversary, Foe

Bogey, Match, Competition, Opposition, Intruder, Hostile, Confrontation, Fighter, Rival, Challenger, Competitor, Enemy, Foe, Antagonist, Opponent

Most wins in regular season against all opponents.
Some of them were proponents, other opponents ofenlargements.
Our opponents made us come out with zero.
ACC teams and top opponents from power conferences.
Play rated games against opponents of your strength.
Outlast your opponents in the ultimate copter arena.
Kazakhstan, by abusing Interpol, persecutes its political opponents.
Still, opponents raise several issues with genetic engineering.
In addition to six games against eastern division opponents, Florida plays two games against western division opponents.
One of the opponents includes the rival, which is programmed to be harder than the other opponents.

An offer that the adversary perceives as unrealistic is unlikely to increase the pressure on the adversary to settle.
He solves the problem for the adversary by leaving, which in turn makes the adversary king.
JIPOE effort to provide a baseline assessment of the operational environment, adversary capabilities, centers of gravity, vulnerabilities, and estimated adversary COAs.
If the required adversary complaint filing fee is not paid, the adversary proceeding may be dismissed without further notice.
Could the execution of a particular IRC be considered a hostile act by an adversary or potential adversary?
Counterintelligence goals include: identifying adversary intent, targets, and capabilities; exploiting adversary cyber operations; and providing threat warning.
Cyberspace capabilities can contribute disproportionately to asymmetric force strategy by disabling critical adversary systems, exploiting information, or disrupting adversary decisionmaking processes
Robert Osgood, alliance tensions can be caused by adversary cooperation or by adversary conflict.
Adversary procedure: Under the adversary system, each side is responsible for conducting its own investigation.
Adversary evaluation determines adversary capabilities and limitations and how the adversary would fight if not constrained by weather and terrain.