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

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enemies

At the same time, bacteria are not simply enemies to eliminate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong’s wife, led the Gang of Four, a radical faction that used the 1966-1967 Cultural Revolution to persecute perceived enemies and throw China into upheaval.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

As Winterbach puts it, Pinto "has powerful enemies through the work that he has done".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

New agencies were created out of whole cloth to fight the supposed invasion of enemies who didn’t bother to wear uniforms.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was lonely and eerie, straining your eyes and ears in the dark as you watched for possible enemies.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein