adversary

UK /ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/ US /ˈæd.vəɹˌsɛɹi/

noun 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

fearsome, formidable

worthy

She proved to be a worthy adversary in the chess tournament, defeating several experienced players.

old

My grandfather finally made peace with his old adversary after fifty years of disagreement.

Definitions

noun

An opponent or rival.

He prepared to fight his adversary.

In the political drama that Donald Trump has created in Washington, he could not have dreamed up a more formidable adversary than James Comey.

name

The Devil; Satan.

Yahweh′s turning Gog around, putting hooks in his jaws, and bringing him out from the remotest parts of the north (Ezek. 38:4-6) is now interpreted as the release of the Adversary from prison.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who offers opposition

antagonist
opponent
opposer
resister

Antonyms

agonist

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He prepared to fight his adversary.

Wiktionary

In the political drama that Donald Trump has created in Washington, he could not have dreamed up a more formidable adversary than James Comey.

Wiktionary

The real bombshell it contains is not the confidence of the spy agencies that Russia hoped to subvert American democracy. It is that US intelligence experts effectively confirmed that for the second e

Wiktionary

Yahweh′s turning Gog around, putting hooks in his jaws, and bringing him out from the remotest parts of the north (Ezek. 38:4-6) is now interpreted as the release of the Adversary from prison.

Wiktionary

We exorcise you, every unclean spirit, every satanic power, every incursion of the infernal adversary, every legion, every congregation and diabolical sect.

Tatoeba · #1444724

An adversary yesterday is a friend today.

Tatoeba · #3950473

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