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