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Definitions for Adversary
[1] a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
[2] a person, group, etc., that is an opponent in a contest; contestant.
[3] the Adversary, the devil; Satan.
[4] of or relating to an adversary.
[5] involving adversaries, as plaintiff and defendant in a legal proceeding: an adversary trial.
[6] a person or group that is hostile to someone; enemy
[7] an opposing contestant in a game or sport
[8] the US term for adversarial (def. 2)
Words related to Adversary
enemy, competitor, foe, rival, antagonist, bandit, contestant, opposer, match
Words nearby Adversary
adverb clause, adverbial, adverbial phrase, advergame, adversarial, adversary, adversaryism, adversative, adversative asyndeton, adverse, adverse possession
Origin of Adversary
1300–50; Middle English adversarie < Latin adversārius, equivalent to advers(us ) (see adverse) + -ārius -ary; replacing Middle English adversere < Anglo-French
Other words from Adversary
ad·ver·sar·i·ness , noun
non·ad·ver·sar·i·al , adjective
Word origin for Adversary
C14: from Latin adversārius, from adversus against. See adverse
Synonyms for Adversary
antagonist, attacker, competitor, enemy, foe, rival, bandit, contestant, match, opposer, bad person, opposite number, oppugner