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

Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
In baseball, curses are no joking matter, and the Curse of the FTD Burger might now have befallen the team.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of curses

Noun

My own team’s research has shown that mycorrhizal fungi can alter chemicals released by plants in ways that are useful for repelling insects while attracting pollinators and insects’ natural enemies.

— Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
The Founding Fathers attacked their enemies in the papers, spreading lies to incite the public against their opponents.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of enemies

Noun

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
The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.

— Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

Definition of abominations

Noun

The Highlander, a 500 year old Scotsman who uses an ancient katana faces his most deadly adversaries, including The Kurgan, all set to a Queen soundtrack.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Democrats should learn a lesson from the negative example of their Republican adversaries.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of adversaries

Noun

Are people with extreme anxiety and phobias dangerous to the people around them?

— Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
This, Wright imagined, was one way Proxi might display its analysis of players’ minds, an aerial map of loves, phobias, triumphs, losses, pets, and near misses plus all the associations connecting them.

— Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026

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