Thesaurus:enemy

Thesaurus:enemy

THESAURUS

enemy

English

Synonyms

• adversary

• antagonist

• backfriend

• bane

• bête noire

• corrival

• enemy

• foe

• foeman

• unfriend

• nemesis

• opponent

• opposer

• rival

Antonyms

• accomplice

• ally

• friend    [WS]

• pal

• partner

• supporter

Hyponyms

• archenemy

• archfoe

• archrival

•   —

• assailant

• attacker

• asperser

• combatant

• hostile    [WS]

• invader

•   —

• calumniator

• defamer

• detractor    [WS]

• ill-wisher

Hypernyms

• person    [WS]

Holonyms

• opposition

See also

• frenemy

• villain    [WS]

Further reading

• “891. enemy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “enemy” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.