Vocabulary
Foe
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an enemy or opponent.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The country`s profile was strengthened following the military clash with India earlier this year, sending the message that Pakistan could defend itself against a much larger foe.
- Western perfidy targets friend and foe alike if business interests clash.
- Perhaps the biggest confusion in various US departments revolves around how to deal with Pakistan as friend or foe?
- Outcomes on other axes are even worse given the sway of the stronger arm, which aims at foe and ally alike to nix PTI politically and bring the PPP and PML-N to heel, and thus lose public support.
- Politics, after all, follows its own calculus: understanding when a former foe becomes a strategic partner requires a dispassionate reading of interests and imperatives.
Synonyms
enemy, adversary, opponent, rival, nemesis, antagonist, combatant, challenger
Curator example
“his work was praised by friends and foes alike”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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