enemy

noun

ˈe-nə-mē How to pronounce enemy (audio)
Definition of enemynext
as in opponent
one that is hostile toward another a beloved minister with no known enemies

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Recent Examples of enemy The episode reveals the formidable powers available to a president to target his enemies. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 The Nazis and the Soviet Union led the way in leveraging propaganda, using sharply skewed information and entertainment to inspire their troops, rally the homeland, and win over—or confuse—enemy populations. — Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 The ancient namesake ammunition detailed by researchers at Spain’s Autonomous University of Barcelona is only the latest example of Roman soldiers’ penchant for taunting their enemies from afar. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Continue reading … OPEN-SOURCE WAR — Pentagon eyes phone confiscations after footage helps enemy refine deadly strikes. — FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for enemy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enemy
  1. opponent
  2. foe
  3. hostile
Noun
  • Smith, the political science professor, said Marshall’s constituents and opponents are likely to demand more information.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • For more than a decade, India’s leader Narendra Modi has seemed politically unassailable, presiding over a government that has outmaneuvered opponents, dominated public discourse and squeezed the space for dissent in the world’s biggest democracy.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of opponent
Noun
  • Players explore a new region, collecting Pokemon and battling with friends and foes, as usual.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Applying this approach, AI will feel like a friend, not a foe.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of foe
Noun
  • Energy costs, vanishing federal subsidies and an administration in Washington hostile to clean energy are giving officials reasons to retreat from efforts to deal with climate change and the political cover to do so.
    — Andres Clarens, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
  • During the recent demonstration test, the Bird of Prey took off from a launch cradle, and once in the air was able to autonomously search for, detect, and classify a target drone standing in for a hostile.
    — David Szondy April 04, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
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