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

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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. Tim Scott:

   I have always respected Senator Booker as a colleague. This is not a decision I would have made.

2. Doug Ducey:

   When he served as governor of Indiana, he was a great colleague and collaborator with other governors. And as vice president, he continue [ d ] to be. So when Mike Pence speaks out on this race, it brings all of that and more.

3. Thomas Massie:

   I believe I'm in order because you interrupted my colleague to talk about social distancing and masks and opened this session with a discussion about masks, we're sitting here in little chairs back herelike children doing the peoples' business while there are empty seats up there. Yet we all flew here, if you flew here, on airplanes, shoulder-to-shoulder.

4. Carlos Watson:

   Samir is a valued colleague and a close friend, i'm proud that we stood by him while he struggled, and we're all glad to see him now thriving again.

5. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   Many messages relating to the execution of terror attacks are sent using encryption; it is a central issue in the fight against terrorism, france will make proposals. I have sent a number of them to my Germany colleague.

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