Synonyms of foes

foes

noun

plural of foe

1

as in enemies

one that is hostile toward another

are you friend or foe?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in opponents

one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict

this Saturday our team will go up against our longtime foes in a game that will determine the champion of the conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opponents
• rivals
• adversaries
• competitors
• enemies
• antagonists
• contestants
• equals
• matches
• combatants
• attackers
• invaders
• nemeses
• archenemies
• assailants
• curses
• banes
• bêtes noires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allies
• partners
• supporters
• proponents
• accomplices
• advocates
• champions
• confederates
• exponents
• sympathizers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foes

Players explore a new region, collecting Pokemon and battling with friends and foes, as usual. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Motoki portrays Murashige as curiously recessive — someone who has laid waste to myriad foes and has now lost his taste for bloodshed. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Its first major task of countering sustained attacks against three formidable foes from three fronts will surely be far more daunting. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026

Testifying before Congress raised the specter that Fauci could be accused anew of lying — potentially opening the door to efforts by his foes to prosecute him. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 29 July 2026

What followed was a spiraling succession of inept South Vietnamese governments that could never take the initiative against their Communist foes. — Clifford Krauss, Air Mail, 25 July 2026

After Friday’s delay in the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit, shares of both media companies slid in after-hours trading, foes of the merger exulted and observers tried to process the latest twist in the merger saga. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026

From new faces, such as Florida’s Jon Sumrall and Arkansas’ Ryan Silverfield, to old foes, such as Texas’ Steve Sarkisian and South Carolina’s Shane Beamer, SEC coaches sounded off on the Bulldogs. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

His ability to clog the middle and stuff runs grants the rest of the defensive line the opportunity to get after the quarterback when foes are forced into passing situations. — James Boyd, New York Times, 23 July 2026