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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Tehran’s archenemy Israel, meanwhile, killed most of the senior leadership of Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon.
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Sam Meredith,natasha Turak, CNBC, 15 May 2025
But use value had of course also been the archenemy of modernist sculpture.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
For weeks, the U.S. has been negotiating with Israel’s archenemy over its nuclear program, raising the possibility that the Trump administration might relieve sanctions and soften its stance toward the regime.
—Daniel Byman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Instead, according to four diplomatic officials aware of the discussions, New Delhi appears to be building a case for military action against its neighbor and archenemy.
—Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Sam Meredith,natasha Turak, CNBC, 15 May 2025
But use value had of course also been the archenemy of modernist sculpture.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
For weeks, the U.S. has been negotiating with Israel’s archenemy over its nuclear program, raising the possibility that the Trump administration might relieve sanctions and soften its stance toward the regime.
—Daniel Byman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Instead, according to four diplomatic officials aware of the discussions, New Delhi appears to be building a case for military action against its neighbor and archenemy.
—Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archenemy
enemy
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They are professedly based on hunches that the enemy will attack, occupy or conquer at some future time unless the enemy is obliterated.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
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Synthetic data becomes a strategic blind spot by creating sameness, and sameness is the enemy of competitive advantage.—
Jēnna Reese,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Archenemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archenemy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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