enemies

NOUN

someone hated or competed against

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversary agent antagonist attacker bandit competitor criminal detractor foe guerrilla invader murderer opponent opposition prosecutor rebel rival spy terrorist traitor villain

STRONG

assailant assassin backbiter betrayer contender defamer defiler disputant emulator falsifier informer inquisitor revolutionary saboteur slanderer traducer vilifier

WEAK

archenemy asperser bad person calumniator fifth column other side seditionist

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ally associate friend helper law police supporter

WEAK

aide assistant confidante

Example Sentences

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After a panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act in September, the Justice Department appealed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Appeared in the October 23, 2025, print edition as 'All the President’s Enemies'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

In March, despite a 2019 court ruling granting him protection from removal due to credible threats of gang violence in El Salvador, he was deported under the Alien Enemies Act.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

CARACAS, Venezuela — In March, President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to declare Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang a foreign terrorist group.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Frank’s old centurion badge was pinned to his shirt, despite the fact that the demigods of the Argo II were now Public Enemies Numbers 1 through 7 back at Camp Jupiter.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan