Contrary and Enemy

Contrary

Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.

Enemy and contrary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enemy" instead an adjective "Contrary".

Enemy

Enemy noun - One that is hostile toward another.

Contrary and enemy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Enemy".

Both words in one sentence

  • The enemy commander orders an all-out attack, contrary to the laws of warfare, and a subordinate kills him.
  • Video Game / Heroes of the Storm That said, they excel at Herd-Hitting Attack contrary to the archetypal Assassin, allowing them to wipe the entire enemy team in moments if they're not careful.
  • Literature / Uplift The enemy commander orders an mass-destruction attack, contrary to the laws of warfare and of not destroying whole ecologies, and a subordinate kills him.
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