Enemy
Pronunciation of Enemy
/ˈɛnəmi/, /ˈɛnəmi/, /ˈɛ_n_ə_m_i/
Antonyms for enemy:
supporter, comrade, crony, helper, associate, mate, backer, ally, follower, adherent, musketeer, confidante, assistant, colleague, chum, compadre, disciple, amigo, fellow, friend, exponent, abettor, buddy, sympathizer, accessory, pal, partner, accomplice.
Synonyms for enemy:
Sense 3
bitter, side.
combatant (noun)
bully, militant, tough, antagonist, gladiator, competitor, pugilist, opponent, quarreler, swordsman, assailant, bruiser, mercenary, rival, battler, duelist, man-at-arms, thug, struggler, warrior, soldier, Jouster, fighter, brawler, rioter, contestant, combatant, adversary, foe.
enemy (noun)
hater, sectarian, invader, sanguinary, foeman, unfriendly, hostile, foe, Sectary, shrew, opposite, Archenemy, attacker, opposition, savage.
opponent (noun)
disputant, opposer, villain, foil, assaulter.
someone hated or competed against (noun)
attacker, foe, disputant, competitor, rival, opposition, invader, opponent, villain, adversary, Archenemy, assailant, antagonist.
Usage examples for enemy:
- I think it was in this battle also that General Ordenerl killed with his own hands a general officer of the enemy. - "The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte", Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton.
- They believe him to be some private enemy of the duke's." - "The Prisoner of Zenda", Anthony Hope.
- Joy to see his enemy suffer. - "Dramatic Technique", George Pierce Baker.