as in opponent
one that is hostile toward another
a beloved minister with no known enemies
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Recent Examples of enemy
In experiments inspired by drone warfare, his team asked participants to categorize images as civilians or enemy combatants and to choose whether to fire a missile at each potential target.
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Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Kentucky’s outspoken congressman Thomas Massie was defeated in the most expensive House primary ever; Trump enemies also lost in Georgia and Louisiana.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Silver initially self-published the enemies-to-lovers romance, set on a ranch in the fictional town of Ruby Creek.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The highest setting, Dark Knight difficulty, scales up enemy damage and limits your total lives per mission.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
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Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Kentucky’s outspoken congressman Thomas Massie was defeated in the most expensive House primary ever; Trump enemies also lost in Georgia and Louisiana.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Silver initially self-published the enemies-to-lovers romance, set on a ranch in the fictional town of Ruby Creek.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The highest setting, Dark Knight difficulty, scales up enemy damage and limits your total lives per mission.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enemy
Noun
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By Miller’s count, Fiebig had become one of the most prolific shot-stoppers in the state — in part because, well, U-46’s opponents rarely lacked for scoring chances.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Iliman Ndiaye, who is averaging more successful dribbles per 90 minutes than any other Everton player this season, will be a threat down the left wing and could expose the space behind the Spurs full-backs in the way many opponents have this season.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Noun
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On Thursday, the tournament celebrated him, bringing out many of the top players and some of his old friends and foes to hit and giggle and say goodbye.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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Dungeons & Dragons is a tabletop roleplaying game where players create fantasy characters and roll dice to determine whether their actions, like a sword attack or a persuasive argument, are successful against their foes.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Noun
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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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But no one has just been out-and-out hostile to him.—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Enemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enemy. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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