Synonyms for foe
foʊfoe

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foe

   An enemy in private life is one who is moved by hostile feeling with active disposition to injure; but in military language all who fight on the opposite side are called enemies or collectively "the enemy," where no personal animosity may be implied; foe, which is rather a poetical and literary word, implies intensely hostile spirit and purpose. An antagonist is one who opposes and is opposed actively and with intensity of effort; an opponent, one in whom the attitude of resistance is the more prominent; a competitor, one who seeks the same object for which another is striving; antagonists in wrestling, competitors in business, opponents in debate may contend with no personal ill will; rivals in love, ambition, etc., rarely avoid inimical feeling. Adversary was formerly much used in the general sense of antagonist or opponent, but is now less common, and largely restricted to the hostile sense; an adversary is ordinarily one who not only opposes another in fact, but does so with hostile spirit, or perhaps out of pure malignity; as, the great Adversary. Compare synonyms for AMBITION.

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, competitor, enemy, opponent, rival

   Antonyms:
   abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, friend, helper, supporter

   Preposition:
   He was the enemy of my friend in the contest.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. enemy, foe, foeman, oppositionnoun

   an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

   "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

   Synonyms:
   resistance, foeman, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, confrontation, opposition, opponent

   Antonyms:
   ally, friend

2. foe, enemynoun

   a personal enemy

   "they had been political foes for years"

   Synonyms:
   opposition, foeman, enemy

   Antonyms:
   ally, friend

Matched Categories

1. • Adversary
   • Military

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. foenoun

   Synonyms:
   enemy, adversary, opponent, antagonist, FOEMAN

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. foenoun

   Synonyms:
   antagonist, enemy, adversary, opponent

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "foe":

   enemy, enemies, adversary, opponent

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1. Donald Trump:

   We are demanding from foreign countries, friend and foe, fair and reciprocal trade. We have been very much taken advantage of as a country.

2. Ronna McDaniel:

   The President doesn't underestimate Russia in any way, shape or form, the President knows exactly what type of foe they are, but The President will continue to work with them on the issues where we do have national security interests combined.

3. John F. Kennedy:

   Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.

4. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

5. John Gay:

   An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse.