enmities
Deep-rooted ill wills
Enmities is the plural of enmity—deep-seated hostility or ill will between parties.
Where rivalry suggests competition, enmity implies genuine hatred or antagonism: ancient enmities between neighboring tribes, The civil war stirred enmities that lasted generations.
The word appears most often in contexts of long-standing conflicts or bitter feuds.
Active, bitter hostility
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
- maliceIntent to cause harm
spite · venom · bitterness · ill-will · malevolence · rancor · vindictiveness · acrimony
Active opposition or hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- discordLack of agreement
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
friction · clash · feud · dispute · contention · tension · schism · rivalry
Those who oppose you
- opponentsThose who compete against
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- contestOrganized competitive event
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
foes · nemeses · antagonists · enemies · competitors · challengers · opposers · combatants
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
malice · spite · venom · bitterness · ill-will · malevolence · rancor · vindictiveness · acrimony · odium
antagonism
Active opposition or hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- discordLack of agreement
strife · friction · clash · feud · dispute · contention · tension · schism · rivalry · confrontation
adversaries
Those who oppose you
- opponentsThose who compete against
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- contestOrganized competitive event
struggle · foes · nemeses · antagonists · enemies · competitors · challengers · opposers · combatants · contenders
enmitiesfriendships
Voluntary affectionate relationships
alliances · companionships · affinities · bonds · brotherhoods
enmitiesharmonies
Pleasing combined pitches
accords · concordances · peaces · rapprochements · reconciliations