Enemy Synonyms and Antonyms

ĕnə-mē
A national or public opponent
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. adversary
  2. attacker
  3. opponent
  4. invader
  5. foe
  6. antagonist
  7. public-enemy
  8. criminal
  9. opposition
  10. fifth-column
  11. enemy within the gates
  12. borer from within
  13. saboteur
  14. spy
  15. foreign agent
  16. assassin
  17. murderer
  18. betrayer
  19. traitor
  20. terrorist
  21. revolutionary
  22. seditionist
  23. rebel
  24. guerrilla(s)
  25. the other side
  26. hostile nation
  27. hostile forces
  28. villain
  29. bad-guy
Antonyms:
  1. ally
  2. friend
  3. confederate
  4. confidante
  5. supporter
  6. helper
  7. assistant
  8. aide
A personal opponent
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. foe
  2. nemesis
  3. archenemy
  4. adversary
  5. antagonist
  6. competitor
  7. detractor
  8. opponent
  9. rival
  10. assailant
  11. bête noire (French)
  12. prosecutor
  13. inquisitor
  14. informer
  15. combatant
  16. calumniator
  17. falsifier
  18. disputant
  19. traducer
  20. asperser
  21. defiler
  22. defamer
  23. fifth-column
  24. slanderer
  25. backbiter
  26. vilifier
  27. bête noire (French)
  28. hostile
  29. foeman
  30. roe
  31. opposition
Antonyms:
  1. friend
  2. supporter
  3. benefactor. See syn. study at opponent.opponent
  4. benefactor
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. inimical

Words Related to Enemy

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.

Enemy Sentence Examples

  • One deity for an enemy is bad enough.

  • You're my enemy forever!

  • You disabled my greatest enemy for me.

  • A woman has no greater enemy than a so-called 'decent' woman.

  • So perished the greatest enemy that the Romans had to encounter in Asia Minor.

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