Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for archenemy. Search instead for ascheneimern.
Definitions

archenemy

[ahrch-en-uh-mee] / ˈɑrtʃˈɛn ə mi /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Inflation, for central bankers, is the archenemy and the root of all evil.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

Izo’s gang is considered an ally of G-Pep, archenemy of Barbecue’s gang federation, but alliances have been shifting in recent days.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

“My dear brother, my archenemy, how did we come to this?”

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

In the comics, Black Adam is mainly associated with Shazam as his archenemy, so uniting these two on screen would be a natural progression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

You could see Father’s skin crawl when he heard the name of his archenemy, the chief.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

On the premiere, diet guru Susan Powter, comic Kevin Meaney and the Bee Gees were Space Ghost’s guests, accompanied by his TV band — led by former archenemies Moltar and Zorak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025

Roman blurts this out in the "Prague" episode of "Succession" in Season 1 as he's crashing a secret meeting between Ken and Sandy Furness, one of Logan Roy's archenemies.

From Salon ● May 20, 2023

But nobody would have ever predicted that two archenemies of the past 50 years, the environmentalists and Detroit, would somehow find themselves rallying to the same side.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2022

Why not just pick one of Castle’s many archenemies in the pop art spheres such as Ma Gnucci or Kingpin?

From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

They were willing to risk igniting a whole new crisis to catch a low-level American agent and score points against their archenemies at the CIA.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


Vocabulary lists containing archenemy

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training