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enemy

/ˈɛnəmi/noun3 syllables

Enemy means: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).

Synonyms for enemy16

noun, as in an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

foe, opposition

noun, as in a personal enemy

foe

also used for enemy

unfriend, adversary, nemesis, backfriend, mob, antagonist, bane, bête noire, corrival, fiend, foeman, opponent, opposer, rival

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What does enemy mean?4

noun

1

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)“a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies”

2

a personal enemy“they had been political foes for years”

3

an opposing military force“the enemy attacked at dawn”

4

any hostile group of people“he viewed lawyers as the real enemy”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Enemy in a sentence

  • All of a sudden, the enemy bombs came down on us like rain.CK
  • Forgive your enemy, but remember the name of that bastard.Eldad
  • Until the morning, the camp of the enemy army was surrounded.AKINCI81
  • If you can kill your enemy, do it, if not, make him your friend.Scott
  • Thou art not mine enemy, so farest thou well.nonong
  • Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.Swift
  • I want to be your ally, not your enemy.CK
  • The enemy is stupid: they think we're the enemy, when they are!halfb1t

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Forms of enemy

as a noun

plural
enemies