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
Why Ukrainians would get involved in a sabotage campaign on behalf of their country’s archenemy has raised troubling questions for Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.
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Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Barça has a prime opportunity to defeat its archenemy for the third time this season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The most well known is the story of Amalek, a nomadic people identified in the Book of Deuteronomy as the archenemy of the Israelites.
—Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Her father was a consul; her brother, Clodius Pulcher, was a powerful demagogue and the archenemy of Cicero.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
How to watch the 2025 Copa del Rey final
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja — Seville, Spain
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday
TV: ESPN Deportes
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Barça has a prime opportunity to defeat its archenemy for the third time this season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The most well known is the story of Amalek, a nomadic people identified in the Book of Deuteronomy as the archenemy of the Israelites.
—Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Her father was a consul; her brother, Clodius Pulcher, was a powerful demagogue and the archenemy of Cicero.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archenemy
enemy
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As the resupply convoys approach the forward locations, they are frequently targeted and destroyed by enemy drones.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Watch Prey on Hulu Predator The original Predator movie is set in the present day (which would be 1987) and follows a paramilitary rescue team who quickly discovers that rebel forces in the South American jungle aren’t their most dangerous enemy.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Archenemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archenemy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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