foe C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /foʊ/ UK /fəʊ/ See IPA manual Homophones faux /foʊ/ Meanings 1 noun an enemy or adversary In time, the bitter foes became uneasy allies. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an enemy or adversary enemyadversaryopponentrivalantagonistnemesis ↔ Opposites friendallycomradecompanion Word family Derived forms foeman Related forms foemanfeud Etymology AI details From Old English fāh, gefā ('hostile, enemy'), from Proto-Germanic *faihaz ('hostile'), from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ('to be hostile'). fāh Old English *faihaz Proto-Germanic *peyḱ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # foe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /foʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /fəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. an enemy or adversary ## Examples - In time, the bitter foes became uneasy allies. ## Synonyms - enemy - adversary - opponent - rival - antagonist - nemesis ## Antonyms - friend - ally - comrade - companion ## Derived Forms - foeman ## Related Forms - foeman - feud ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fāh - Root: *faihaz - Root: *peyḱ- ## Etymology From Old English fāh, gefā ('hostile, enemy'), from Proto-Germanic *faihaz ('hostile'), from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ('to be hostile'). ## AI Etymology Foe is from Old English fāh, gefā ('hostile, enemy'), from Proto-Germanic *faihaz ('hostile'), from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ('to be hostile'). Important recorded forms include fāh (Old English), *faihaz (Proto-Germanic), and *peyḱ- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers an enemy or adversary. The wider family includes derived forms such as foeman and related words such as foeman and feud. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown