Antonyms for colleague
ˈkɒl igcol·league

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1. colleaguenoun

   Synonyms:
   coworker, workmate

2. colleaguenoun

   A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate

   Synonyms:
   workmate, coworker

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. colleague

   Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

   Antonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Synonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

   Preposition:
   An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. colleague

   Antonyms:
   co-opponent, corival, counteragent, co-antagonist, competitor, colluctator

   Synonyms:
   helper, companion, associate, ally, confederate, coadjutor, partner, assistant, adjutant, assessor

Matched Categories

1. • Associate

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellownoun

   an associate that one works with

   Synonyms:
   fellow worker, confrere, co-worker, workfellow, fellow

2. colleague, confrere, fellownoun

   a person who is member of one's class or profession

   "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"

   Synonyms:
   bloke, co-worker, boyfriend, fellow worker, mate, lad, workfellow, feller, young man, blighter, gent, fellow, familiar, swain, cuss, fella, chap, beau, comrade, associate, buster, companion, dude, confrere

How to use colleague in a sentence?

1. Matthew Hutchins:

   There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours.

2. Bumble Bee:

   While this resolution will help bring closure with the district attorney’s office, we will never forget the unfathomable loss of our colleague Jose Melena and we are committed to ensuring that employee safety remains a top priority at all our facilities.

3. Chris Coons:

   I want to compliment you, Assistant Secretary Cooper, on managing to achieve a rare moment of bipartisanship on this committee. I will tell Assistant Secretary Cooper it is not often that my colleague from Texas and I agree completely on a matter.

4. Culture Bratislav Petkovic:

   She asked why, and he said that he had an activated bomb with him. She and her colleague, who was also working and was already by the door, ran out of the cafe and heard a loud bang.

5. Johannes Kleiman:

   ‘On the fourth of August 1944 the SD (Nazi security police), accompanied by three detectives and SS Officer Silberbauer, conducted a raid. They had apparently been well-informed, and forced my colleague with three guns pointed at him to show them the secret quarters, where they arrested both families: eight people. My colleague and myself were also taken away with them.’

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