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adversarial |
pertaining to or characteristic of an adversary. [1/2 definitions] |
antagonist |
a person who contends or fights with another; enemy, competitor, or adversary. [1/3 definitions] |
enemy |
one who acts with or feels hostility toward another; adversary. [1/5 definitions] |
foe |
an opponent or adversary in sports or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
goon |
(informal) someone hired to frighten, harm, or kill an adversary; hoodlum; thug. |
Satan |
in Christian theology and Judaism, the embodiment of evil, adversary of humans, and rival of God, usu. identified with the fallen angel Lucifer; the Devil. |
shadowbox |
to practice the motions of boxing with an imaginary adversary. |
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