ill-wishers

noun

plural of ill-wisher
as in enemies

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  1. enemies
  2. opponents
  3. foes
  4. adversaries
Noun
  • Weekly Newsletter The Legend of Zelda franchise also hints at secret alliances between Link and several of his enemies in Hyrule.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Logan wields unbreakable, atomically sharp adamantium claws, yet enemies feel like bloated punching bags that require mindless button-mashing to stagger.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of enemies
Noun
  • The Blazers consistently schedule difficult nonconference opponents, often from higher classifications, to prepare for their 5A-East Conference slate.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Williams expects the Seahawks to receive their opponents’ best each week.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of opponents
Noun
  • 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
Definition of foes
Noun
  • Bessent has been aggressive in using his public profile to pursue the administration's political adversaries.
    — Matt Peterson,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Reducing troop levels could signal weakness to Iran and adversaries like Russia and China.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of adversaries
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