as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
enmity had existed between the two families for generations
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Recent Examples of enmity
However, enmity certainly looked like the consensus − public − wisdom on Russia during the Biden administration.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The enmity between Carter and Kennedy, two of the most important Democratic political figures of their generation, continued throughout their lives.
—Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The townspeople’s friendships, romances, and enmities are tangible ways to understand what’s going on here, and their complex bonds help amplify the show’s life-and-death stakes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Many Ukrainians have cheered Mr. Zelensky for standing up to Mr. Trump, even if the personal enmity has become an impediment.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The enmity between Carter and Kennedy, two of the most important Democratic political figures of their generation, continued throughout their lives.
—Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The townspeople’s friendships, romances, and enmities are tangible ways to understand what’s going on here, and their complex bonds help amplify the show’s life-and-death stakes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Editors’ Picks The Forgotten Writers Who Influenced Jane Austen
Many Ukrainians have cheered Mr. Zelensky for standing up to Mr. Trump, even if the personal enmity has become an impediment.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmity
Noun
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America’s first Black female doctor also faced open hostility from the white medical establishment.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Despite frequent instances of both sides accusing one another of violating the truce, the elusive breakthrough led to the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began, as well as the release of 33 Israelis from Hamas captivity and nearly 2,000 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump has held a public, longstanding grudge against VOA, Politico noted.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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When Mia came onto the franchise, her ability to let insults roll off her back was an asset; a cast that holds grudges is the nail in the coffin for any franchise.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What’s been really interesting to me about the Blake situation is how much of the hatred against her is coming from women.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to his efforts to take a chain saw to the federal government through DOGE, Elon Musk has attracted a level of ire from left-wing activists that now rivals their level of hatred for President Trump.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Enmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmity. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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