adversary
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈæd.vɚ.ser.i/
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adversario
- In the competition, she knew her greatest adversary would be her former teammate.
- allies and adversaries
- enemies and adversaries
- bargaining between adversaries
This is exactly what our adversaries want as well.
- This is exactly what our adversaries want as well.
- These rituals of civility kept adversaries from becoming enemies.
- And it is the adversary that creates conflict.
- He was, so to speak, an adversary or an enemy of Aristotle.
- However, a wrong thing done to an adversary is still wrong.
- Vote for honest elections so we, not a foreign adversary, choose our president.
- We have to have it because our adversaries have it.
- That is all our adversaries are looking for.
- It seems like when you confront a really strong adversary, you tend to have to give something up.
- Yeah, dopamine dump and that incapacitates the adversary in a non lethal way.
- This is a huge victory for all of our adversaries.
- We spent a million years escaping him, and now he's back not merely as the adversary but the master.
- No ally or adversary should ever question our determination on this point.
- You were licensed by the state of New York, our most dreaded adversary.
Examples
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You can overcome any adversary... no matter how bizarre their powers may seem.
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Where shall I find a new adversary so close to my own level?
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However, a wrong thing done to an adversary is still wrong.
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Vote for honest elections so we, not a foreign adversary, choose our president.
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And it is the adversary that creates conflict.
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No ally or adversary should ever question our determination on this point.
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Korrok is a powerful adversary.
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You've been a worthy adversary.
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How do you engage an adversary who refuses to admit there's a war going on?
Fiction book (1996) -
He thought that politics was war, and he thought that political adversaries were enemies out to get him.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who wants to harm or defeat you
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2.1
A person who competes against another in a game or argument
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3.0
A person who goes against others or causes harm
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2.4
A person, team, or company that tries to beat others in contests and business
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2.7
A person or group that competes with another for the same goal
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3.5
A person or group that fights against you in a conflict
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6.3
A person who opposes another person, often in a story or argument
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6.8
A strong opponent who is hard to defeat and causes fear or respect
A man who fights against you in battle
A person who opposes a plan to stop it happening
Antonyms
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word adversary comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and vertere 'to turn'. So an adversary is someone who 'turns against' you, which is why it means an opponent or enemy.