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Foe

/fəʊ/

An enemy.

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📖 Definitions of "Foe"

noun

1
An enemy.

adjective

1
Hostile.

🔄 Synonyms of "Foe"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
oppositionnoun	The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
enemynoun	Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
opponentnoun	One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
foemannoun	(archaic) An enemy; a foe in battle; an armed or unarmed adversary; a demon.

↔️ Antonyms of "Foe"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
allynoun	A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
friendnoun	A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
confederatenoun	Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Foe"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
enemynoun	Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
foemannoun	(archaic) An enemy; a foe in battle; an armed or unarmed adversary; a demon.
opponentnoun	One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
oppositionnoun	The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
hostilenoun	(chiefly in the plural) An enemy.
antagonistnoun	(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
adversarynoun	An opponent or rival.
nemesisnoun	An enemy, especially an archenemy.
haternoun	One who hates.
rivalnoun	A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
villainnoun	(fiction) A character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.
deductionnoun	A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
challengernoun	One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.
similenoun	A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
antinoun	A person opposed to a concept or principle.
discountnoun	A reduction in price.
bogeynoun	(golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
devilnoun	(theology) The chief devil; Satan.
enemiesnoun	Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
belligerentnoun	Engaged in warfare, warring.