noun as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:The warrior fought his last battle against the enemy, the foeman he had once counted among his friends.

Definition:a person who is opposed to or who is opposed to the interests of another person or group.

From enemy

Example:In the chess tournament, he always faced his principal foeman, a chess master who had defeated him in the previous year.

Definition:a person who is competing against someone in a contest or game.

From opponent

Example:The two men, former rivals turned foeman, now joined forces to form a new alliance against their common foes.

Definition:a person who is a competitor for the same goal or prize, especially in a sport or other competition.

From rival

Example:Legal adversaries often become foemen in the court battles of corporate and personal disputes.

Definition:a person or thing that is opposed or struggles against another, often in combat or legal proceedings.

From adversary

Example:In the novel, the protagonist fought an insurmountable foeman in the form of an evil magician.

Definition:a character that opposes the main character's goals, ideally causing conflict and tension in the story.

From antagonist

Example:The politician must face the foeman of the opposition in the upcoming election.

Definition:the act of opposing; hostility; antagonism.

From opposition

Example:In his later years, he faced the foeman of adversity but remained steadfast in his spirit.

Definition:the condition or an experience of enduring very difficult or bad circumstances; bad fortune, ill luck.

From adversity

Example:He thought he was safe from nemesis, but the foeman from his past came to claim his dues.

Definition:a person or thing regarded as a natural punisher of wrongdoing or one who confronts and is encountered in a fatal encounter.

From nemesis

Example:During the war, they were each other's foes and foemen.

Definition:a word for a person who is opposed to or hostile towards another, especially in war.

From foe

Example:The new policy was designed to antagonize the foemen, making them even more determined to resist.

Definition:to provoke or irritate someone, especially because they disagree with or dislike what you are doing or saying.

From antagonize