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
The subsequent 444-day hostage crisis at the embassy in Tehran kindled decades of enmity.
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Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The enmity is partially driven by perception troubles, according to city, county and state sources.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Yet even the bitterest enmities can be put aside.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
The Good The enmity between Mormon leader Brigham Young (Kim Coates) and Jim Bridger (Shea Whigham) gives great friction in this story line.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The enmity is partially driven by perception troubles, according to city, county and state sources.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Yet even the bitterest enmities can be put aside.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
The Good The enmity between Mormon leader Brigham Young (Kim Coates) and Jim Bridger (Shea Whigham) gives great friction in this story line.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enmity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmity
Noun
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And this all matches the public’s general hostility to higher rates of immigration to the US over the last few years — which according to Gallup data, seems to still be the case.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
2 May 2025
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Trump has pressed both sides to quickly come to a war-ending agreement, but while Zelenskyy agreed to an American plan for an initial 30-day halt to hostilities, Russia has not signed on and has continued to strike at targets inside Ukraine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The choice is his to make — whether to celebrate his grandson’s milestone or continue to feed his grudge.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Crispin holds a grudge against Jack’s family, and his meddling with the theater name reveals a lot about Jack’s upbringing.—
Oliver Sava,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Heiss said that nothing would be so devastating as to have earned Prima’s hatred.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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While Brandon Hagel has been suspended and a number of jarring hits have taken place, there is another level of intensity and hatred around the corner.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Enmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmity. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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