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adversary vs enemy

enemy vs adversary

adversary and enemy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adversary Yes No No No
enemy Yes No No No
As nouns, enemy is a hyponym of adversary; that is, enemy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adversary:
  • adversary: someone who offers opposition
  • enemy: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
Other hyponyms of adversary include dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist, foe, foeman, opposition, Luddite, withstander.
adversary (noun) enemy (noun)
someone who offers opposition an opposing military force
any hostile group of people
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
a personal enemy
Difference between adversary and enemy

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