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:
Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
An opponent, especially an opposing attorney or party in an action.
enemy within the gates
A national or public opponent
A government with which one's country is at war
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One who commits sabotage.
(Law) The refusal of a creditor to assent to a debtor's release under the bankruptcy law
borer from within
A national or public opponent
The definition of an assassin is a murderer who strikes by surprise, usually the killer of someone famous or is hired to commit murder.
A group of people who aid the enemy from within their own country
One who commits murder.
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An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.
friend (antonym)
A member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker.
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.
supporter (antonym)
(Sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain team or sportsperson.
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One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.
enemy-s (related)
tyrant (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
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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
An antagonistic person or thing.
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
ally (antonym)
Ally is defined as an individual, country or organization that unites with another.
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.
A principal enemy.
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collective-noun (related)
The definition of a collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of people or things as one unit.
aggressor (related)
oppressor (related)
insurgent (related)
counterattack (related)
infidel (related)
ambush (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
hostile forces
A national or public opponent
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Someone or something regarded as the cause of a problem, difficulty, injustice, etc.
bad-guy
(Informal) a villain
A rival business, team, etc.
bête noire (French)
A personal opponent
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
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calumniator
A person who calumniates.
A participant in a dispute.
asperser
One who asperses.
defiler
One who defiles.
One who slanders or defames the name or reputation of another person.
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.
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Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse:
A person who secretly accuses, or gives evidence against, another, often for a reward
A utility that can facilitate traduction.
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, criminal, adversary, enemy within the gates, public-enemy, attacker, saboteur, opposition and borer from within.
