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enemy
noun as in someone hated or competed against
Strongest matches
adversary, agent, antagonist, attacker, bandit, competitor, criminal, detractor, foe, guerrilla, invader, murderer, opponent, opposition, prosecutor, rebel, rival, spy, terrorist, traitor, villain
Strong matches
assailant, assassin, backbiter, betrayer, contender, defamer, defiler, disputant, emulator, falsifier, informer, inquisitor, revolutionary, saboteur, slanderer, traducer, vilifier
Weak matches
archenemy, asperser, bad person, calumniator, fifth column, other side, seditionist
Example Sentences
In the last few decades Qatar has tried to carve itself a position as the Switzerland of the Middle East, a place where even enemies could make deals.
Macron's bitter enemies in the far-left France Unbowed party are calling for him personally to resign, but few commentators think it likely.
In armed conflict, intentionally targeting an enemy vessel with lethal force is permitted, so long as the attack complies with international humanitarian law.
Yulia Svyrydenko said the government building's roof and upper floors were damaged "due to an enemy attack", and firefighters were working to extinguish the fire.
It is one of many thousands of full-scale models of military equipment used by both Ukraine and Russia to trick the enemy into wasting valuable ammunition, time and effort.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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