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

The 49ers and Rams had different travel plans to Australia, but the game is still a matchup between two familiar foes. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The Chargers have arguably the toughest schedule in the league facing stretches that include AFC West foes like the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs twice, while having to travel to the Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

That could counterweight the visibility of one of the champions of a federal incentive, California’s junior senator Schiff, one of the president’s biggest foes. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Contemporary foes like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and North Korea’s Kim Jong-il remained firmly, if sometimes noisily, contained. — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Al-Qaeda’s foes included not just the United States but also other supposed foreign occupiers, such as India, Israel, and Russia. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

But is there a defensible logic to this turn-on-your-friends, win-over your-foes strategy? — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Lock in those two NFC West foes for a pair of must-see games each season for the foreseeable future. — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

That realignment shake-up also makes Heights and White Settlement Brewer foes in District 4-5A Division I. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026