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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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The question is how American adversaries weigh trade-offs when wars increasingly favor quantity over quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Even a popular New York City venue allegedly uses it to blackball people its millionaire owner considers adversaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 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

There are worthy adversaries, including Apple’s own ex-design chief Jony Ive, who is working on a device for OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

I don’t let the thought of adversaries slow me down, though.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins