as in opponent
one that is hostile toward another
a beloved minister with no known enemies
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Recent Examples of enemy
Cartels there have escalated their use of violence, using drone bombs to target not only their enemies and military convoys but also have used them to drive villagers from their homes.
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Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
There's a long history of journalists seeking interviews with world leaders, even when they are regarded as enemies of the United States.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
In the fight to save Wikie and Keijo, the idea of a sanctuary is the enemy of the existing marine park — both options are still captivity, yet one is romanticized and one vilified — and more importantly one form is a fantasy, the other a reality.
—Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
The name derives from the biblical story of Samson, who destroyed a temple and killed both himself and his enemies.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
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Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
There's a long history of journalists seeking interviews with world leaders, even when they are regarded as enemies of the United States.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
In the fight to save Wikie and Keijo, the idea of a sanctuary is the enemy of the existing marine park — both options are still captivity, yet one is romanticized and one vilified — and more importantly one form is a fantasy, the other a reality.
—Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
The name derives from the biblical story of Samson, who destroyed a temple and killed both himself and his enemies.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enemy
Noun
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The location and strength of opponent, particularly defensively, makes KU mostly unlucky here.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Please don't waste my time filling up the mailbox with big shiny cards that scream doomsday insults about your opponents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the experiment, detailed in PLOS Biology, the team incubated specimens of common lab bacteriophage T7 alongside its foe, Escherichia coli bacteria, for varying durations.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
15 Mar. 2026
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The event was marked with its usual round of roasts aimed at Boston Democrats’ political foes and each other.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But no one has just been out-and-out hostile to him.—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Deputy District Attorney Scott Pirrello told jurors that Bushey had a history of acting hostile toward family members and that his sister’s abrupt presence in the home set him off, leading him to act out and her to fear for her safety.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Enemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enemy. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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