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enmity

[en-mi-tee] / ˈɛn mɪ ti /
NOUN
hatred, animosity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acrimony alienation animosity animus antagonism antipathy bad blood bitterness dislike hatred hostility ill will loathing malice rancor
STRONG
aversion daggers detestation hate malevolence malignancy malignity spite spleen unfriendliness venom
WEAK
uncordiality
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approval friendliness friendship kindness liking love rapport respect sweetness sympathy
STRONG
loving
WEAK
affinity fellowship good will

Example Sentences

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This is an opportunity to reverse seven decades of enmity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

While the two men's enmity was never completely hidden, Newsom at least appeared to try a bipartisan hug that would keep the mercurial president involved in the costly recovery.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

But on Wednesday, the Russian and Syrian leaders sat down together for the first time, putting pragmatism ahead of past enmity.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

But the real problems began in 1973, when the service broadcast gavel-to-gavel prime-time coverage of the Watergate hearings, earning the enmity of President Richard Nixon.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025

The enmity between Harry and Malfoy was at its highest point ever.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.