ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAadversary
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adversary
Meaning: an opponent or enemy
adversary in a sentence
How adversary is used in real sentences:
On the chess board, even friends are adversaries.
He shook hands with his adversary after the match.
“Another adversary, a parasitic fungus, attacked the crop through stealthy spores that entered unnoticed on leaf fragments.”
— from the passage Gardens Beneath the Forest
Synonyms for adversary
Other words for adversary — opponent, rival and foe — carry the same meaning.
- opponent
- rival
- foe
Antonyms of adversary
Words that mean the opposite of adversary:
- ally
- friend
- supporter
Where it comes from
From Latin adversarius 'opposing'
Memory hook
ADVERSARY = ADVERSE + ARY — one who opposes.