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adversaries

NOUN

opponent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist attacker competitor enemy foe rival

STRONG

bandit contestant match opposer

WEAK

bad person opposite number oppugner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ally friend

WEAK

assistant backer helper helpmate supporter

Example Sentences

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Interest in UFOs has been renewed in recent years as the US government investigated numerous reports of seemingly supernatural aircraft, amid worries that adversaries could be testing highly advanced technologies.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Interest in UFOs has been renewed in recent years as the US government probed numerous reports of seemingly supernatural aircraft, amid worries that adversaries could be testing highly advanced technologies.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“Negotiations can only lead to a proper outcome when our adversaries recognize our nation’s right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy,” Iran’s ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, said on social media Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Protecting democracies required "hard power", he said, while "theatrical debates about the merits of developing technologies with critical military and national security applications" would see the US lose ground to its adversaries.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

But in the judgment of colleagues and of some adversaries, his will to win was unsurpassed and he was often masterful.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell