as in enemy
the person or entity toward whom you feel the most hatred or hostility
The two politicians were archenemies. The country went to war with its archenemy.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The most well known is the story of Amalek, a nomadic people identified in the Book of Deuteronomy as the archenemy of the Israelites.
—Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Her father was a consul; her brother, Clodius Pulcher, was a powerful demagogue and the archenemy of Cicero.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The younger Assad avoided direct confrontation with Israel but provided its archenemy, Iran, with key supply routes to Tehran’s armed proxy groups, most notably Hezbollah in Lebanon, which fired thousands of rockets at Israel during the Israel-Hamas war.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The most well known is the story of Amalek, a nomadic people identified in the Book of Deuteronomy as the archenemy of the Israelites.
—Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Her father was a consul; her brother, Clodius Pulcher, was a powerful demagogue and the archenemy of Cicero.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The younger Assad avoided direct confrontation with Israel but provided its archenemy, Iran, with key supply routes to Tehran’s armed proxy groups, most notably Hezbollah in Lebanon, which fired thousands of rockets at Israel during the Israel-Hamas war.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archenemy
enemy
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The absence of cloud cover that day exposed the Liberators even more to enemy fire.—
Linda Dudik,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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The team cites the cosmic horror vibes of movies like Prometheus and the encroaching threat of intimidating enemies such as the Zerg from StarCraft as key inspirations for the game world.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Archenemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archenemy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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