ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsNnemesis
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nemesis
Meaning: a long-standing rival or source of persistent trouble
nemesis in a sentence
How nemesis is used in real sentences:
The masked villain became the young hero's greatest nemesis.
For years, the two chess champions had been each other's nemesis, trading victories in tournament after tournament across the globe.
“Offstage, its weight became Mara's nemesis, defeating each new hinge she tried.”
— from the passage The Turning Walls
Synonyms for nemesis
Other words for nemesis — rival, adversary and foe — carry the same meaning.
- rival
- adversary
- foe
Antonyms of nemesis
Words that mean the opposite of nemesis:
- ally
- friend
Where it comes from
From Greek Nemesis, the goddess of retribution
Memory hook
NEMESIS sounds like 'enemy sis' — your arch-enemy sister in every story.