Adversary Synonyms and Antonyms

ădvər-sĕrē
One that opposes another in a battle, contest, controversy, or debate
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. antagonist
  2. opponent
  3. opposer
  4. opposition
  5. oppositionist
  6. resister
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. adversarial
  2. noncooperative

Words Related to Adversary

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. resist
  2. See syn. study at
  3. support
  4. attacker
  5. oppressor
  6. aggressor

Adversary Sentence Examples

  • He knew his adversary's overall military capability.

  • He was a determined adversary of the Reformation.

  • He was looking for, in his words, "a worthy adversary."

  • In 1877 he fought a duel in which he killed his adversary, a rival journalist.

  • For eighteen years he showed himself no unworthy adversary of Sulla, Lucullus and Pompey.

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