enemy

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. foe, opponent (see opposition). Ant., ally, friend.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A national or public opponent]

Syn. foe, attacker, antagonist, opponent, adversary, public enemy, criminal, opposition, fifth column, enemy within the gates, borer from within, saboteur, spy, foreign agent, assassin, murderer, betrayer, traitor, terrorist, revolutionary, seditionist, rebel, guerrilla(s), invader, the other side, hostile nation, hostile forces, villain, bad guy*.

Ant. ally, confederate, supporter*.

2. [A personal opponent]

Syn. rival, opponent, competitor, foe, antagonist, adversary, assailant, nemesis, archenemy, b?te noire (French), detractor, prosecutor, inquisitor, informer, calumniator, falsifier, disputant, traducer, asperser, defiler, defamer, slanderer, backbiter, vilifier.

Ant. friend*, supporter, benefactor.

See Synonym Study at opponent .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

foe, adversary, antagonist, opponent, rival, villain, contestant, hostile party, contender, nemesis, archenemy, *bad guy. ''[One who]

strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.''—Edmund Burke. ''An injured friend.''—Thomas Jefferson.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun One who is hostile to or opposes the purposes or interests of another: archenemy, foe, nemesis. See LOVE.