Vocabulary
Adversary
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Urdu meaning
مخالف، رقیب، حریف
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Managing this balance is not easy for a medium-sized state with two powerful neighbours one an outright adversary, the other a partner sensitive to Islamabad`s other alignments.
- PAKISTAN`S management of the conflict with India, in which it got the better of its adversary, showed how effectively it met the latest external challenge to its security.
- Islamabad has drastically altered its Afghanistan policy, going so far as to treat the ruling Taliban as an adversary.
- Ironically, they choose to ignore a common threat climate change that is far more dangerous than any military adversary.
- For policymakers in South Asia, then, the challenge rests in anticipating and preparing for scenarios in which the adversary`s strategic calculus may be informed to a greater extent by someone else`s last war, not its own.
Synonyms
opponent, rival, enemy, foe, nemesis, antagonist, combatant, challenger, contender
Curator example
“Hamza beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals”
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