adversary
noun
a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
adversaries
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pluralof adversary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And as the West’s confidence faltered, its adversaries and its rivals only grew more assertive, building up their own wealth and their own power in our stead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Such a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats is more common among adversaries than allies.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Also known as spectrum warfare, EW essentially relies on finding or disrupting the frequencies that adversaries are using, or hiding signals from enemy interference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
It comes as the head of the RAF said the UK faced "unprecedented threats" from adversaries in space, coinciding with the creation of a new RAF unit set up to defend Britain's satellites.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The guest has to be smart enough to answer more questions correctly than his or her one hundred adversaries — and by that standard, few have ever seemed as superbly qualified as Christopher Langan.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
