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Contexts ▼▲ Noun A hostile adversary or foe One's opponent or competitor in a contest or conflict Something that opposes a person's plans, usually in a harmful manner Detested person Something or someone that one vehemently abhors or dislikes A person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something (uncountable mass noun) People against whom one competes A person or animal that attacks someone or something Adjective In a state of hostile conflict Belonging or appropriate to an enemy … more ▼ ▲ Noun ▲ A hostile adversary or foe foe adversary antagonist combatant hostile nemesis archenemy assailant attacker invader villain hostile party fifth column opponent competitor rival challenger anti archfoe contender battler contestant player disputant belligerent participant archrival arch-enemy arch-rival “He was a traitor who betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the enemy.” Noun ▲ One's opponent or competitor in a contest or conflict opponent rival competitor challenger competition opposer opposition contender corrival disputant vier opposing side other side adversary antagonist foe contestant assailant oppugnant dissentient resister counteragent anti oppositionist nemesis hostile combatant fierce competition counterpart emulator corival sworn enemy dark horse stiff competition tough competition other team dissident objector dissenter aspirant candidate match fellow contestant opposite number pretender claimant claimer player entrant runner fellow competitor other competitor other candidate other player other contestant the opposition sparring partner more ❯ “It's been a very long time since we've beaten our old enemy in the league.” Noun ▲ Something that opposes a person's plans, usually in a harmful manner downfall undoing ruin fall collapse ruination disgrace “Julius Benedict innocently claimed that he did nothing and that the robber's enemy was the pavement.” Noun ▲ Detested person bete noire foe rival adversary antagonist bane curse opponent competitor plague anathema bugbear devil trouble bad news bitter enemy detested person pet hate Noun ▲ Something or someone that one vehemently abhors or dislikes anathema abomination abhorrence evil outrage aversion bugbear disgrace bane monstrosity antipathy detestation execration hate pariah loathing bête noire shame plague obscenity barbarism violation bother nuisance eyesore atrocity enormity crime barbarity torment curse Noun ▲ A person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something critic disparager censurer carper caviller nitpicker knocker faultfinder hypercritic caviler niggler criticizer castigator slanderer defamer reviler vilifier attacker belittler muckraker complainer denigrator detractor backbiter deprecator quibbler censor nagger traducer asperser complainant doubter maligner scolder worrier zapper aristarch blamer disapprover disputer fretter panner Momus decrier opponent cynic fault-finder nit-picker mud-slinger backseat driver sidewalk superintendent anvil chorus fusspot moaner grumbler whiner nag pettifogger vituperator sniveler libeller griper fussbudget derogator calumniator heckler libeler fusser scandalmonger kvetch mudslinger kvetcher bellyacher baby pedant scold exposer whinger grouser depreciator cry-baby attack dog character assassin crybaby grouch protester growler grump crab sourpuss crosspatch bear crank murmurer mutterer curmudgeon croaker discontent beefer malcontent objector squeaky wheel troublemaker more ❯ Noun ▲ (uncountable mass noun) People against whom one competes competition challengers opposition competitors rivals field opponents adversaries contenders contestants corrivals foes opposers opposing side fellow competitors fellow contenders other side other team entrants participants candidates applicants runners entries hopefuls possibilities possibles Noun ▲ A person or animal that attacks someone or something attacker assailant assaulter aggressor mugger bushwhacker raider striker intruder invader killer murderer rapist slasher foe traducer antagonist adversary combatant hostile nemesis assailer opponent belligerent hostile party accoster anti thief pickpocket bag-snatcher thug robber crocodile competitor contender battler instigator contestant player provoker initiator disputant challenger rival warmonger fighter participant offender villain archenemy fifth column more ❯ Adjective ▲ In a state of hostile conflict opposed hostile opposing conflicting antagonistic competing rival combatant belligerent aggressive militant battling fighting combative clashing bellicose pugnacious quarrelingUS quarrellingUK quarrelsome combating sparring defensive opposite warring at war ill-disposed at daggers drawn at loggerheads contending challenging corrival emulating contesting striving vying emulous competitive in competition in opposition in conflict warlike warmongering embattled martial more ❯ Adjective ▲ Belonging or appropriate to an enemy hostile competitive prejudicial rival unfavorableUS unfavourableUK unfriendly unsympathetic adversarial counter oppositional adverse cutthroat inimical opposing repelling averse battling combating confronting gainsaying defending disputing facing controverting anti antagonistic incompatible up against obstructive at odds clashing antipathetic defensive denying antonymous contrary warring antithetical in opposition disputed opposed at cross-purposes restrictive disagreeing irreconcilable opposite crossing allergic conflicting dissentient exposing against the grain objecting protesting more ❯ Find more words! 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