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n. An opponent; an enemy.

n. The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.

n. An opponent or rival.

n. One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.

adj. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.

adj. Having an opposing party; not unopposed.

Opposed; opposite to; adverse: antagonistic: as, “adversary forces,” Bp. King.

In law, having an opposing party, in contradistinction to unopposed: as, an adversary suit.

n. One who acts adversely or inimically; an unfriendly opponent or antagonist; an enemy.

n. Specifically [capitalized] The devil; Satan as the general enemy of mankind: as, the wiles of the Adversary.

n. An opponent in a contest; one who contends against another or strives for victory; a contestant.

n. Synonyms and Adversary, Antagonist, Opponent, Enemy, Foe. These words vary in strength according as they express spirit, action, or relation. A foe has most of the spirit of enmity, or is actively hostile. The word is more used in poetry than in prose. Enemy, as denoting an opponent in war, or a member of an opposing party, does not necessarily imply personal hostility. Opponent, adversary, and antagonist are less severe in their opposition, and need have no animosity. Opponent is often a passive word; antagonist is always active and personal. A man may be our opponent in an argument or a lawsuit, our adversary in a game, as chess, our antagonist in a wrestling- or boxing-match, or other occasion of strenuous exertion: the choice between the three words depends chiefly upon the measure of activity involved. In the Bible, adversary covers the meaning of all five words.

To antagonize; oppose.

n. someone who offers opposition

"Under other circumstances I might have dreaded an encounter with such a hideous-looking adversary -- for an _adversary_ I deemed him."

person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   

adversarially    adverse   

duellist    enemy    dueler    antichrist    dueller    Luddite    withstander    foeman    foe    opposition   

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enemy    opponent    antagonist    foe    opposed    opposite    adverse    antagonistic   

opponent    foe    antagonist    assailant    competitor    ally    rival    warrior    champion    defender