enemy
enemy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The enemy (Mil.), the hostile force. In this sense it is construed with the verb and pronoun either in the singular or the plural, but more commonly in the singular; as, we have met the enemy and he is ours or they are ours. It was difficult in such a country to track the enemy. It was impossible to drive him to bay. Macaulay. See Adversary.
- 2.Hostile; inimical. [Obs.] They . . . every day grow more enemy to God. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adversary
- adverse
- against
- antagonist
- assailant
- back
- being
- bete
- bitter
- brangler
- brawler
- can
- competitor
- demagogue
- disputant
- every
- filibuster
- foe
- foeman
- friend
- from
- hand
- like
- made
- malcontent
- myself
- needs
- never
- obstructionist
- obstructive
- one
- open
- opponent
- opposition
- oppositionist
- other
- party
- protect
- public
- reactionist
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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