Synonyms for adversary
ad·ver·sa·ry

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1. adversary

   An enemy in private life is one who is moved by hostile feeling with active disposition to injure; but in military language all who fight on the opposite side are called enemies or collectively "the enemy," where no personal animosity may be implied; foe, which is rather a poetical and literary word, implies intensely hostile spirit and purpose. An antagonist is one who opposes and is opposed actively and with intensity of effort; an opponent, one in whom the attitude of resistance is the more prominent; a competitor, one who seeks the same object for which another is striving; antagonists in wrestling, competitors in business, opponents in debate may contend with no personal ill will; rivals in love, ambition, etc., rarely avoid inimical feeling. Adversary was formerly much used in the general sense of antagonist or opponent, but is now less common, and largely restricted to the hostile sense; an adversary is ordinarily one who not only opposes another in fact, but does so with hostile spirit, or perhaps out of pure malignity; as, the great Adversary. Compare synonyms for AMBITION.

   Synonyms:
   antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, opponent, rival

   Antonyms:
   abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, friend, helper, supporter

   Preposition:
   He was the enemy of my friend in the contest.

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1. adversary

   Synonyms:
   antagonist, foe, enemy, rival, assailant

   Antonyms:
   accessory, abettor, alder, friend, helper, assistant, ally, accomplice

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1. adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resisternoun

   someone who offers opposition

   Synonyms:
   obstructionist, opposer, obstructer, obstructor, opposite, antagonist, opposition, opponent, thwarter, resister

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1. • Person

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1. adversarynoun

   Synonyms:
   enemy, foe, antagonist, opponent, adverse party

2. adversarynoun

   Synonyms:
   DEVIL, satan

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1. adversarynoun

   Synonyms:
   enemy, foe, antagonist, opponent

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1. List of paraphrases for "adversary":

   opponent, enemy, foe, intruder, rival

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1. The Thursday:

   UAP events continue to occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting possible concerns for safety of flight or adversary collection activity, we continue to assess that this may result from a collection bias due to the number of active aircraft and sensors, combined with focused attention and guidance to report anomalies.

2. Sonia Sotomayor:

   That's why I can be friends with Justice Clarence Thomas and still continue our daily battle over our differences of opinions in cases, you really can't begin to understand an adversary unless you step away from looking at their views as motivated in bad faith.

3. Brian Nichols:

   Zimbabwe is not and has never been an adversary of the United States of America.

4. Rod Soto:

   Are you an executive with billion-dollar business information on your phone ? There might likely be an adversary willing to invest significantly to obtain it.

5. Henri Falcon:

   I'm clear who my adversary his: Nicolas Maduro and his model, nicolas Maduro should save Venezuela from more tragedies and resign.