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Synonyms for adversary
ad·ver·sa·ry
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
adversary
An enemy in private life is one who is moved by hostile feeling with active disposition to injure; but in military language all who fight on the opposite side are called enemies or collectively "the enemy," where no personal animosity may be implied; foe, which is rather a poetical and literary word, implies intensely hostile spirit and purpose. An antagonist is one who opposes and is opposed actively and with intensity of effort; an opponent, one in whom the attitude of resistance is the more prominent; a competitor, one who seeks the same object for which another is striving; antagonists in wrestling, competitors in business, opponents in debate may contend with no personal ill will; rivals in love, ambition, etc., rarely avoid inimical feeling. Adversary was formerly much used in the general sense of antagonist or opponent, but is now less common, and largely restricted to the hostile sense; an adversary is ordinarily one who not only opposes another in fact, but does so with hostile spirit, or perhaps out of pure malignity; as, the great Adversary. Compare synonyms for AMBITION.
Synonyms:
antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, opponent, rivalAntonyms:
abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, friend, helper, supporterPreposition:
He was the enemy of my friend in the contest.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resisternoun
someone who offers opposition
Synonyms:
obstructionist, opposer, obstructer, obstructor, opposite, antagonist, opposition, opponent, thwarter, resister
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
adversarynoun
Synonyms:
enemy, foe, antagonist, opponent, adverse partyadversarynoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
adversarynoun
Synonyms:
enemy, foe, antagonist, opponent
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4784 | enemy | |
#5349 | opposition | |
#5425 | opposite | |
#9071 | opponent | |
#11080 | rival | |
#12862 | competitor | |
#20381 | foe | |
#22919 | intruder | |
#24833 | adversary | |
#27459 | antagonist | |
#59377 | assailant | |
#124547 | opposer | |
#134585 | resister | |
#159971 | obstructionist |
How to use adversary in a sentence?
For John Brennan, the most recent former CIA director, to come forward and insinuate -- on national TV -- that a sitting president is the subject of blackmail by a foreign adversary is outrageous, there used to be a day when intelligence officials, whether they were in office or out of office, would not spew innuendo like that, especially such grave charges.
I'm clear who my adversary his: Nicolas Maduro and his model, nicolas Maduro should save Venezuela from more tragedies and resign.
Today was a sad and unprecedented day in history -- an American president stood with Russia over our own country, any president's priority should be defending the United States, standing up for our military and law enforcement, and remaining united against any attempts to undermine our interests -- especially when meeting with an adversary like Russia. Today, United States did not happen.
The efforts by a foreign adversary to interfere and undermine our democratic processes — and those of our allies — pose a serious threat to all Americans.
The Obama administration is now the policy of United States to shoot back to deter( an) adversary's cyber operations. If we could get into their network, we could destroy their computers. We could take down the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps network affecting the banks.
Translations for adversary
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- خصمArabic
- съперник, противник, неприятелBulgarian
- protivníkCzech
- modstanderDanish
- GegnerGerman
- αντίπαλοςGreek
- adversaria, adversarioSpanish
- همیستار, هماوردPersian
- vastustaja, vihollinen, vastapuoliFinnish
- adversaire, ennemiFrench
- adversaryIrish
- adversarioGalician
- אויב, יריבHebrew
- ellenfélHungarian
- ախոյանArmenian
- musuhIndonesian
- óvinur, andstæðingurIcelandic
- avversario, avversariaItalian
- 相手, 敵Japanese
- adversaria, adversariusLatin
- tegenstanderDutch
- motstander, opponentNorwegian
- przeciwnik, adwersarzPolish
- adversárioPortuguese
- adversarRomanian
- неприятельница, соперница, соперник, неприятель, противницаRussian
- odporca, protivníkSlovak
- motståndareSwedish
- వ్యతిరేకిTelugu
- rakipTurkish
- đối thủVietnamese
- קעגנערYiddish
- 对手Chinese
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