Synonyms and antonyms of Enemies and describing enemies in British Thesaurus

enemy (noun)

someone who is opposed to someone else and tries to do them harm

opponent (noun)

someone who is competing against you

adversary (noun)

formal an enemy or opponent

antagonist (noun)

formal your opponent, for example in a competition or fight

foe (noun)

literary an enemy

arch-enemy (noun)

someone who is your main enemy

deadly enemy/foe/rival ()

someone you have always hated or competed with

sworn (adjective)

sworn enemies or friends have expressed strong dislike or friendship for each other

nemesis (noun)

mainly journalism someone or something that continues to oppose you and cannot easily be defeated

opponent (noun)

someone who is arguing or fighting with you

archrival (noun)

the main person, company etc that you compete with in sport, business etc

bitter (adjective)

used about a determined and angry enemy or opponent

mortal enemy ()

someone who hates another person and will always hate them

side (noun)

one of two or more groups of people opposing each other

someone’s nearest rival/challenger ()

the opponent in a sport or competition that is most likely to defeat someone

unholy alliance ()

an occasion when people who are usually enemies work together for a particular purpose, especially to achieve something bad