ARCHENEMY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

archenemy

noun

as in enemy

the person or entity toward whom you feel the most hatred or hostility The two politicians were archenemies. The country went to war with its archenemy.

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Recent Examples of archenemy Instead of a male archenemy, Kyle is gender-flipped into a competitive law enforcement agent named Kayla Craig, who is played by Alona Tal. —

Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026 The cookies are inspired by Marvel villain Doctor Doom, an archenemy of the Fantastic Four. —

Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026 The cookies are inspired by Marvel villain Doctor Doom, an archenemy of the Fantastic Four. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles. —

Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for archenemy

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enemy

Noun

And both of them with the ability and desire to defend and scramble, and the hunger to attack at the first opportunity without letting a perfect ball be the enemy of the good.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Capable of traveling at speeds exceeding Mach 5 while maneuvering in flight, these weapons are designed to compress enemy reaction times and evade many traditional missile defense systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026