ANATHEMAS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

anathemas

noun

plural of anathema

as in curses

a prayer that harm will come to someone uttered an anathema before driving the would-be robber from the his shop

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something or someone that is hated the use of animals in the testing of cosmetics is anathema to animal-rights activists

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Noun

Vieira said the show offers another opportunity for people to discover Rockport beyond the fictional curses portrayed in the series.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
But repression isn’t a good plan when generations-long curses run in the bloodline, because Sally’s daughter Kylie (Joey King), now a college student, has gone and fallen in love behind her mother’s back.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Noun

This means heroes and enemies from all over the Warhammer mythos meet together in a bite-sized game that anyone can figure out and enjoy in less than five minutes.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026
If Jensen Huang has been caught with his pants down with a Chinese spy, that’s only convenient for his political enemies in America, according to skeptics in Washington—and in Beijing.

— John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of enemies

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It a thematic fit, and after nearly 200 episodes, there’s no doubting this team’s ability to deliver fresh, new abominations.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026
As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.

— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026

Definition of abominations

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As commerce secretary, Lutnick took the helm of an agency responsible for policing exports of sensitive technology to adversaries and global rivals.

— Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
The Chip Security Act aims to prevent illicit smuggling of advanced AI chips to foreign adversaries, partly by verifying their location once they’ve been shipped out.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of adversaries

Noun

Clinically, phobias are considered anxiety disorders, but some researchers believe that everyone is a little trypophobic.

— Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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