Enemy synonyms
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Part of speech:
The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
One who is opposed to an idea or cause:
One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate:
An opponent, especially an opposing attorney or party in an action.
enemy within the gates
A national or public opponent
Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
A government with which one's country is at war
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One who commits sabotage.
An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.
(Law) The refusal of a creditor to assent to a debtor's release under the bankruptcy law
The definition of an assassin is a murderer who strikes by surprise, usually the killer of someone famous or is hired to commit murder.
borer from within
A national or public opponent
A group of people who aid the enemy from within their own country
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One who commits murder.
One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.
supporter (antonym)
(Sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain team or sportsperson.
friend (antonym)
A member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker.
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The definition of a traitor is someone who betrays a country, cause or a friend.
An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
enemy-s (related)
An antagonistic person or thing.
ally (antonym)
Ally is defined as an individual, country or organization that unites with another.
A principal enemy.
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oppressor (related)
counterattack (related)
tyrant (related)
infidel (related)
A person employed by a government to get secret information about or monitor the affairs, plans, armed forces, etc. of another government
the other side
A national or public opponent
hostile forces
A national or public opponent
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bête noire (French)
A personal opponent
confederate (antonym)
(Newfoundland) A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
benefactor. See syn. study at opponent.opponent (antonym)
A personal opponent
foreign agent
A national or public opponent
guerrilla(s)
A national or public opponent
The definition of a rival is someone who competes with you in some way, or can equal or surpass another.
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A small, agile, graceful European and Asian deer (Capreolus capreolus)
confidante (antonym)
A woman or girl confidant
assistant (antonym)
The definition of an assistant is a person in a work setting who is inferior in rank and whose job it is to perform duties for someone else.
aide (antonym)
The definition of an aide is a person who does certain things for another person that makes that person's job easier or more efficient.
collective-noun (related)
The definition of a collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of people or things as one unit.
insurgent (related)
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minion (related)
barbarian (related)
A revolutionary is defined as a person who supports political or social change.
seditionist
A national or public opponent
The definition of a rebel is a person who stands up to or defies authority.
hostile nation
A national or public opponent
Someone or something regarded as the cause of a problem, difficulty, injustice, etc.
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bad-guy
(Informal) a villain
A rival business, team, etc.
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
calumniator
A person who calumniates.
A participant in a dispute.
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asperser
One who asperses.
One who slanders or defames the name or reputation of another person.
Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse:
aggressor (related)
ambush (related)
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A person who secretly accuses, or gives evidence against, another, often for a reward
A utility that can facilitate traduction.
defiler
One who defiles.
Person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of sight and hearing of the second person.
love (related)
A feeling of devotion or adoration toward God or a god.
Find another word for enemy. In this page you can discover 75 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for enemy, like: antagonist, foe, opponent, adversary, enemy within the gates, criminal, public-enemy, attacker, saboteur, nemesis and opposition.