Word Meanings - ADVERSARY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe. His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. Shak. Agree with thine adversary

Additional info about word: ADVERSARY

One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe. His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. Shak. Agree with thine adversary quickly. Matt. v. 25. It may be thought that to vindicate the permanency of truth is to dispute without an adversary. Beattie. The Adversary, The Satan, or the Devil. Syn. -- Adversary, Enemy, Opponent, Antagonist. Enemy is the only one of these words which necessarily implies a state of personal hostility. Men may be adversaries, antagonists, or opponents to each other in certain respects, and yet have no feelings of general animosity. An adversary may be simply one who is placed for a time in a hostile position, as in a lawsuit, an argument, in chess playing, or at fence. An opponent is one who is ranged against another (perhaps passively) on the opposing side; as a political opponent, an opponent in debate. An antagonist is one who struggles against another with active effort, either in a literal fight or in verbal debate. (more info) the Latin, and adversaire, fr. OF. adversier, aversier, fr. L.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ADVERSARY)

• Antagonist
• Adversary
• opponent
• rival
• competitor
• foe
• enemy
• Competitor
• Rival
• emulator
• adversary
• antagonist

Related words: (words related to ADVERSARY)

• RIVALESS
  A female rival. Richardson.
• ANTAGONIST
  A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it. (more info) 1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. Antagonist of Heaven's
• EMULATORY
  Pertaining to emulation; connected with rivalry. "Emulatory officiousness." Bp. Hall.
• ANTAGONISTIC; ANTAGONISTICAL
  Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv. They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. Milman.
• EMULATOR
  One who emulates, or strives to equal or surpass. As Virgil rivaled Homer, Milton was the emulator of both. Bp. Warburton.
• COMPETITOR
  1. One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival. And can not brook competitors in love. Shak. 2. An associate; a confederate. Every hour more competitors Flock to their aid, and still their
• RIVALSHIP
  Rivalry. B. Jonson.
• RIVALRY
  The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. "Keen contention and eager rivalries." Jeffrey. Syn. -- Emulation; competition. See Emulation.
• COMPETITORY
  Acting in competition; competing; rival.
• ADVERSARY
  One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe. His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. Shak. Agree with thine adversary
• ENEMY
  One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood. To all good he enemy was still. Spenser. I say unto you, Love
• OPPONENT
  Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic. Pope. (more info) or place against, to oppose; ob + ponere to place. See
• RIVALITY
  1. Rivalry; competition. 2. Equality, as of right or rank. hak.
• RIVAL
  having the same brook in common, rivals, fr. rivalis belonging to a 1. A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste. Shak. 2. One who is in
• NONARRIVAL
  Failure to arrive.
• CORRIVAL
  A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival; also, a companion. Shak.
• ARCHENEMY
  A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind. Milton.
• QUADRIVALVULAR
  Having four valves; quadrivalve.
• TRIVALVULAR
  Having three valves; three-valved.
• TRIVALENCE
  The quality or state of being trivalent.
• QUADRIVALENCE
  The quality or state of being quadrivalent; tetravalence.
• OUTRIVAL
  To surpass in a rivalry.
• QUADRIVALENT
  Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and silicon are quadrivalent elements.
• SHRIVALTY
  Shrievalty. Johnson.