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adversary

/ˈæd.vəɹˌsɛɹi/noun4 syllables

Adversary means: someone who offers opposition.

Synonyms for adversary5

noun, as in someone who offers opposition

antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister

also used for adversary

villain

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What does adversary mean?1

noun

1

someone who offers opposition

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Adversary in a sentence

  • Chigurh operates outside the boundaries of conventional morality, making him a truly formidable adversary.Amastan
  • In the action movie, the protagonist had to confront a bloodthirsty and merciless adversary.Miktsoanit
  • In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.inastar
  • Fear is an adversary that one must face to move forward.menaud
  • The two adversaries in distance running are your competitors and the clock.wma
  • I will defeat my adversaries with karmic forces.Eccles17
  • He received oaths of fealty from all his humbled adversaries.LK
  • Is Russia a strategic partner for us, or a geopolitical adversary?rul

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Forms of adversary

as a noun

plural
adversaries