foe
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3.5
- noun
- /foʊ/
:
enemigo
- In the bitter rivalry between the two teams, each player saw the other as a foe on the field.
- friend or foe
- friends and foes alike
- a political foe
Why are fake allies or fake foes in a story so important?
- Why are fake allies or fake foes in a story so important?
- I remember you, though I didn't know if we were foes or friends.
- China's a foe economically, Certainly they're a foe, but that doesn't mean they're bad.
- These are all arguments meant to convince your foe he's defeated.
- Like, get to know people quickly, understand who is a friend and who's a foe quickly.
- These tiny things are really incredible foes.
- Another fighter explains how they handled those foes.
- OK Has social media been friend foe to politics?
- Because if it's foe, I need to fight or flight.
Examples
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It's one of those relationships that can change from friends to foe in seconds.
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It mattered not how many foes he faced.
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Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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So each week, he sends a new supernatural foe their way.
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Lesson number two: Your foe's back can quickly become his front.
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You face the most feared of all foes, the ultimate killing machine.
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As he drove home, he readied himself to stare his foe in the eye.
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I remember you, though I didn't know if we were foes or friends.
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Perhaps worst of all, DHS is a determined foe of civil liberties.
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Next came three more beastly foes, each requiring a clever strategy to defeat.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who wants to harm or defeat you
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3.0
A person who goes against others or causes harm
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6.1
A person, team or group that is against you
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8.1
A powerful enemy or thing that causes someone's defeat
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6.3
A person who opposes another person, often in a story or argument
On the other side in a fight, game, or argument
A man who fights against you in battle
Antonyms
Compounds
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Foe comes from the Old English word fāh, which meant 'hostile' or 'enemy'. So a foe is someone who is against you, like an opponent in a fight or a long-standing rival.