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ENEMY Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word enemy. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word enemy. (close relations)
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foe
nounn
noun

• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

• a personal enemy

adversary
nounn
noun

• someone who offers opposition

nemesis
nounn
noun

• (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

• something causing misery or death

opposition
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected

• the relation between opposed entities

• the act of hostile groups opposing each other

• a contestant that you are matched against

• a body of people united in opposing something

• a direction opposite to another

• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

antagonist
nounn
noun

• someone who offers opposition

• a muscle that relaxes while another contracts

• a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug

challenger
nounn
noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat

combatant
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who fights (or is fighting)

adjective satellite

• engaging in or ready for combat

competitor
nounn
noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat

contester
nounn
noun

• someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)

opponent
nounn
noun

• a contestant that you are matched against

• someone who offers opposition

adjective satellite

• characterized by active hostility

rival
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• as a rival in a competition

noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat

verb

• be equal to in quality or ability

• be the rival of, be in competition with

hostiles
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• characterized by enmity or ill will

• not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

noun

• troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

adjective satellite

• impossible to bring into friendly accord

• very unfavorable to life or growth

• unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)

unfriend
verbv
verb

• To remove someone from your list of friends on a social network

foeman
nounn
noun

• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

Best Hypernyms For ENEMY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for enemy, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
adversary antagonist challenger competitor opponent rival combatant competition contender foe force opposer people resister
Phrases (3)
military forcemilitary groupmilitary unit

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