Adversary
Adversary adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Usage example: there was a long history of adversary dealings between the two nations
Contrary and adversary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Adversary".
Nearby Word: adversarial
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unfriendly and adversary
- unfriendly and contrary
- hostile and adversary
- hostile and contrary
- antagonistic and adversary
- antagonistic and contrary
- inimical and adversary
- inimical and contrary
- adverse and adversary
- adverse and contrary
- antipathetic and adversary
- antipathetic and contrary
- negative and adversary
- negative and contrary
How words are described
| worse | worse adversary | worse contrary |
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