Adversary vs. Foe — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Adversary and Foe
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Adversary
One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute
Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals
Foe
An enemy or opponent
His work was praised by friends and foes alike
Adversary
Another term for adversarial
The confrontations of adversary politics
Foe
A personal enemy or opponent.
Adversary
An opponent; an enemy.
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Foe
One who is opposed to an idea or cause
A foe of tax reform.
Adversary
Adversary The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.
Foe
An enemy in war.
Adversary
An opponent or rival.
He prepared to fight his adversary.
Foe
Something that is destructive or injurious
Taxes that were the foe of economic development.
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.
Agree with thine adversary quickly.
It may be thought that to vindicate the permanency of truth is to dispute without an adversary.
Foe
(obsolete) Hostile.
Adversary
Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.
Foe
An enemy.
Adversary
Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.
Foe
A unit of energy equal to 1044 joules.
Adversary
Someone who offers opposition
Foe
One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy.
A man's foes shall be they of his own household.
Foe
An enemy in war; a hostile army.
Foe
One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion.
A foe to received doctrines.
Foe
To treat as an enemy.
Foe
An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force);
A soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
Foe
A personal enemy;
They had been political foes for years
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