Nouns (6)
adversary, antagonist
n. someone who offers opposition
opposition, enemy
n. a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
opposition, opposite
n. a contestant that you are matched against
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (5)
opposing, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed
adj. characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"
Fuzzynyms (104)
enemy, foe, foeman, opposition
n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
enemy
n. any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
foe
n. a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
rival, challenger, competitor, contender
n. the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
aggressor, attacker, assailant
n. someone who attacks
molester
n. someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
opposition, opposite, opponent
n. a contestant that you are matched against
opposition, enemy, opponent
n. a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
scourge, curse, affliction, bane, nemesis
n. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
enemy, foe, foeman, opposition
n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
rival, challenger, competitor, contender
n. the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
adversary, antagonist, opponent
n. someone who offers opposition
opposition, opposite, opponent
n. a contestant that you are matched against
scourge, curse, affliction, bane, nemesis
n. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
adversary, antagonist, opponent
n. someone who offers opposition
opposition, enemy, opponent
n. a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed, averse, indisposed, loath, loth, averse to
adj. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
bellicose, combative, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent
adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
harmful, inauspicious, adverse, untoward
adj. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
counter, antagonistic
adj. indicating opposition or resistance
deadly, pestilent, baneful, pernicious
adj. exceedingly harmful
wild, raging, angry, furious, tempestuous
adj. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
hateful
adj. evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
argumentative, contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious
adj. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
antisocial
adj. shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy"
misanthropic, misanthropical, cynical
adj. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
misanthropic, misanthropical
adj. hating mankind in general
opposite, antithetic, antithetical
adj. sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
icy, frigid, glacial, frosty, wintry
adj. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
chilly, distant
adj. "relations were cool and polite"
unfriendly
adj. not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
rancorous, rancourous, vindictive
adj. showing deep-seated resentment: "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"; "preserve ... from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
Synonyms (8)
belligerent, aggressive
adj. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
at loggerheads
adj. in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
dirty
adj. expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
head-on
adj. characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on confrontation"
ill, inimical
adj. indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
unfriendly
adj. not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
Antonyms (10)
patron, patronne
n. the proprietor of an inn
follower
n. a person who accepts the leadership of another
ally, friend, confederate
n. an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"
ally, friend, confederate
n. an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"
amicable
adj. characterized by friendship and good will
opponent
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