ARCHENEMY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

archenemy

noun

as in enemy

the person or entity toward whom you feel the most hatred or hostility The two politicians were archenemies. The country went to war with its archenemy.

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Recent Examples of archenemy The cookies are inspired by Marvel villain Doctor Doom, an archenemy of the Fantastic Four. —

Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026 The cookies are inspired by Marvel villain Doctor Doom, an archenemy of the Fantastic Four. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles. —

Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026 The goal is to find and bring down archenemy Muzan. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for archenemy

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enemy

Noun

In addition to the rotating contestants, Darrell Hammond almost always appeared as Trebek's enemy, a fictional version of the late Sean Connery.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
This could potentially raise billions of dollars for Iran while also putting pressure on Tehran’s ruling party’s enemies worldwide.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026