Synonyms of enemies

enemies

noun

plural of enemy

as in foes

one that is hostile toward another

a beloved minister with no known enemies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foes
• opponents
• hostiles
• adversaries
• antagonists
• attackers
• rivals
• competitors
• invaders
• combatants
• archenemies
• assailants
• ill-wishers
• archfoes
• nemeses
• bêtes noires
• banes
• emulators

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friends
• allies
• buddies
• pals
• colleagues
• partners
• amigos
• fellows
• comrades
• cronies
• chums
• collaborators
• mates
• musketeers
• compadres
• accomplices
• confederates
• followers
• disciples
• abettors
• adherents
• supporters
• hearties
• sympathizers
• friendlies
• benefactors
• hail-fellows
• hobnobbers
• backers
• hail-fellows-well-met
• exponents
• well-wishers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enemies

There’s something crazy about this season where there aren’t really any tight groups (except for Jelly and Devin) and everyone thinks their enemies are actually their allies. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Now comes Netflix’s spin on the romantic comedy to end all romantic comedies, starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden as the characters at the center of literature’s original enemies-to-lovers trope. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Jesus had just been teaching his followers to love even their enemies, pointing toward the impartial love of our heavenly Father. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026

The obsessive pursuit of real and imagined enemies is constant as the Department of Justice lawyers file criminal complaints with frivolous and manufactured issues. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026

Continue reading … STAR WARS — America's enemies prepare to take the next major war into outer space. — FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Rather than growing up on the paradise island of Themyscira, Kelly Thompson’s Wonder Woman is raised in Hell by the witch Circe — historically one of her greatest enemies. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Friends and enemies alike credit her with providing much of the administration’s election road map. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

On Monday evening, groups of people also stormed the notorious pro-Vucic private Informer television that has led a campaign labeling student protesters as enemies of the state and traitors. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026