Word "NEMESIS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
something causing misery or death
Synonyms:
bane, curse, scourge

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

Crossword Clues for NEMESIS

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Arch-enemy The Telegraph Quick 05 Aug 2025
Undoing last of knots I identified from below, male cuts through it (7) The Guardian Cryptic 25 Jul 2025
Magi returned without taking special revenge! (7)
Goddess of retribution and vengeance in classical mythology (7)
Goddess of vengeance The Times Concise 09 Jul 2025
Goddess arranged mise en scène originally The Times Quick Cryptic 08 Jul 2025
Long-standing rival to oust Meissen (7) Puzzler Cryptic 02 Jul 2025
Unbeatable opponent's opening in match is seen to come to grief The Times Cryptic 14 Jun 2025
Loyal opposition
Macduff, to Macbeth unconquerable rival. (7)
Sworn foe
Vomiting after end of session is a form of retribution (7)
Uncanny sense I'm facing my downfall (7)
1971 novel by Agatha Christie (7)
Longstanding rival is seen possibly round film's end (7)
What is the name of the hypothetical red or brown dwarf star orbiting the sun. postulated by two teams of astronomers including Piet Hut and Marc Davis? (7)
Superman, to Lex Luthor New York Times 28 Apr 2025
Formidable foe The Sun Two Speed 24 Apr 2025
Meissen smashed in retribution The Sun Two Speed 24 Apr 2025
Moby Dick, to Ahab New York Times 21 Apr 2025
Goddess finding Meissen potty! (7)
1971 novel by Agatha Christie featuring Miss Marple (7)
Enemy, rival
Sense I'm developing deadly foe The Times Quick Cryptic 17 Mar 2025
Long-time rival
Retribution The Sun Two Speed 13 Mar 2025
Retribution agency (7)
Siemens destroyed long-standing rival The Sun Two Speed 13 Mar 2025
Retribution for wrongdoing
Goddess of retribution and vengeance in Greek mythology Mirror Quiz 26 Feb 2025
Awesome foe The Sun Two Speed 22 Feb 2025
Retribution seems in order The Sun Two Speed 22 Feb 2025
Retribution in northeast confused State
Formidable foe The Sun Two Speed 16 Feb 2025
Arch rival one in north-eastern canteen The Sun Two Speed 16 Feb 2025
Ancient Greek goddess of retribution (7)
It would seem sin calls for retributive justice
Retribution The Sun Two Speed 26 Jan 2025
Sense I'm terribly formidable foe The Sun Two Speed 26 Jan 2025
#1 seed upset, facing second downfall (7)
Ultimate foe
Sometimes called the Daughter of the Night, which goddess in classical mythology looked after the retribution and vengeance of the gods? (7)
Formidable foe The Telegraph Quick 04 Jan 2025
Meissen shattered - it must be fate (7)
Retribution, it would seem, is to be moved to the north (7)
Retribution seems in disarray (7)
Withdrawn males resist naked goddess
Seems in order to bring about retribution (7)
Internally humane? Me sister? The agent of retribution! (7)
Meissen shattered, that's retributive justice (7)
Agent of one's downfall The Times Concise 09 Nov 2024
Vengeance makes sin seem fatuous
Greek goddess seems in disarray (7)
Cause of someone's downfall (7)
Seems in order to obtain vengeance (7)
Mess with me, Ness? I am your archenemy
Drunken enemies beheaded by socialist in revenge (7)
I'm seen in the South - there's justice for you!
Goddess of divine retribution and vengeance (7)
Vengeful enemy seems in confusion (7)
Goddess of retribution and vengeance in Greek mythology Mirror Quiz 10 Sep 2024
Arch-enemy seems in trouble (7) Mirror Cryptic 04 Sep 2024
Agent of retribution Mirror Quick 04 Sep 2024
Retribution The Telegraph Quick 29 Aug 2024
Not even Noel meets kids' avenger (7)
Greek goddess of revenge, who inflicts divine retribution (7)
Sense I'm avenger (7)
Longstanding enemy! rival (7)
Archenemy USA Today 05 Aug 2024
Greek goddess of revenge (7)
Seemingly unbeatable foe LA Times Daily 25 Jul 2024
Sense I'm never to get the better of it (7)
The inescapable agent of someone's downfall (7)
Agency of retribution (7)
Meissen shattered ___ it must be fate (7)
Goddess of retribution (7) The Guardian Quick 15 Jun 2024
Formidable foe The Telegraph Quick 13 Jun 2024
Retributive justice for smashing Meissen
Archenemy Universal 13 Jun 2024
It's just retribution (7)
In semi-panic, turn money out and get retribution (7)
Justice after English blokes upset relative The Times Cryptic 30 May 2024
Unbeatable opponent is after retrieved bodily fluid (7)
Retribution from northeast Middle Eastern half-sister (7)
Justice bringing deserved punishment?
I'm seen in the South looking for retributive justice
Fate - hers is occasionally entangled with mine
Agent of someone's downfall (7)
A terrible overtaker! (7)
Vengeful female upset blokes with English sibling! The Times Quick Cryptic 06 Apr 2024
Vengeance seems in order (7) Puzzler Cryptic 06 Apr 2024
For retribution I'm seen in the South (7)
Heard about any trouble involving India's eternal foe
Agency of retribution and vengeance (7)
Top rival
Agent of retributive justice (7)
Superhero foe Newsday 19 Jan 2024
Great rival is buried under a pile of overturned fertiliser (7)
Unbeatable foe Universal 02 Jan 2024
Archenemy in Tyneside dining area one's entered (7)
As a Benn is to a Eubank, for example
Antonym of ''ally'' Newsday 23 Dec 2023
Antonym of 'ally'
Bitter enemy LA Times Daily 13 Dec 2023
Which novel, the last Miss Marple story Agatha Christie wrote, is named after the Greek goddess of revenge? (7)
Retributive justice might seem wrong with sin (7)
Some members emphasise menace, bringing up vengeful rival
Who was the Greek goddess of retribution? (7)
Formidable foe The Telegraph Quick 18 Nov 2023
Retribution The Telegraph Quick 16 Nov 2023
Mariners returned, leaving area by island for divine female The Telegraph Toughie 14 Nov 2023
Smashed Meissen results in retribution (7) Puzzler Cryptic 07 Nov 2023
Perhaps one’s undoing last of aspirin, being sick The Times Cryptic 03 Nov 2023
Formidable foe The Sun Two Speed 31 Oct 2023
Meissen smashed in retribution The Sun Two Speed 31 Oct 2023
Archrival Premier Sunday 01 Oct 2023
Tyneside dining room seating one's arch-rival? The Telegraph Toughie 16 Aug 2023
Unbeatable foe Newsday 04 Aug 2023
Archenemy New York Times 08 Jul 2023
Retributive justice The Guardian Speedy 14 May 2023
Serious foe LA Times Daily 21 Apr 2023
Rival's head punched by this writer ... twice! The Telegraph Toughie 02 Mar 2023
Adversary USA Today 04 Dec 2022
Eastern chaps going west, initially sealing one’s fate The Times Cryptic 05 Oct 2022
Bitter foe USA Today 13 Sep 2022
Unbeatable rival Universal 28 Jul 2022
Unbeatable opponent first to serve with the first seed returning
Bane of start of nauseous vomiting The Telegraph Toughie 12 Jul 2022
Undoing Nadine's jacket I dipped in pickle The Times Cryptic 08 Jul 2022
Mortal enemy Family Time 11 Apr 2022
Harry Potter to Voldemort
Long-standing rival
Retribution, destiny The Telegraph Quick 07 Nov 2021
Retribution The Telegraph Quick 02 Sep 2021
Long-standing rival in mess after slipping around end of game
Siemens' misguided, long-standing rival
Relative following soldiers heading west then east to get vengeance The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Jun 2021
Draco Malfoy, to Harry Potter The Washington Post 23 Jun 2021
Draco Malfoy, to Harry Potter LA Times Daily 23 Jun 2021
Undoing Natalie's jacket I covered in jam
Unavoidable fate of Tyneside canteen, I gathered
Retribution in northeast confused State: Independent to probe?
Formidable foe The Sun Two Speed 25 Mar 2021
Arch rival one in north-eastern canteen The Sun Two Speed 25 Mar 2021
Retributive justice The Times Concise 30 Dec 2020
Arch rival in Tyneside canteen, one gathered?
Siemens engineer is an unbeatable opponent
Sworn enemy USA Today 29 Oct 2020
Strangely sense I'm formidable opponent The Sun Two Speed 22 Oct 2020
Retribution The Sun Two Speed 22 Oct 2020
Meissen smashed in retribution The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Oct 2020
Meissen smashed in retribution The Sun Two Speed 13 Oct 2020
Magneto, to Professor X The Washington Post Sunday 20 Sep 2020
Usually successful opponent The Washington Post 15 Sep 2020
Usually successful opponent LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2020
Agent of downfall The Times Concise 12 Sep 2020
Unbeatable foe: ruin The Guardian Speedy 09 Aug 2020
Sense I'm terribly formidable foe The Sun Two Speed 23 May 2020
Formidable rival Thomas Joseph 14 May 2020
Wellington, to Napoleon Newsday 18 Apr 2020
With energy, Avtaar is back — invited by retiring chiefs of Southern newspaper — he is difficult to beat
Rejected seed is cause of downfall
Goddess of retribution The Telegraph Quick 29 Nov 2019
Archenemy, like Ernst Stavro to James Bond
Undoing Newsday 16 Nov 2019
Wonder Woman, to Ares Universal 10 Nov 2019
Arch rival of Tyneside canteen, I gathered
Section of thesis (emended) returned as punishment The Telegraph Toughie 23 Oct 2019
Retribution The Telegraph Quick 10 Oct 2019
Unbeatable opponent Universal 22 Sep 2019
Jerry, to Tom, in cartoons New York Times 25 Aug 2019
Fate sailors reversed, avoiding area by island
Siemens turns out to be a curse
Terrible mess in England's capital — it's a curse 
Unbeatable rival The Telegraph Quick 04 Apr 2019
Retribution seems in order The Sun Two Speed 02 Apr 2019
Siemens turns out to be a curse
Archenemy New York Times 10 Mar 2019
Rejecting men? Face naked retribution
Unbeatable opponent
Archenemy
Jerry, to Tom, in cartoons
A good superhero needs one Wall Street Journal 15 Nov 2018
Waterloo LA Times Daily 10 Nov 2018
Waterloo The Washington Post 10 Nov 2018
Lex Luthor, to Superman USA Today 22 Oct 2018
Soldiers retreat — essentially oppose revenge 
Meissen bombed [in] retribution
Some disheartened troops brought about one's downfall
Somewhat emphasise Mensa being shown up as unbeatable opponent The Telegraph Toughie 18 Apr 2018
Avenger: what Honor, Diana, Linda and Joanna have in common I seem to recollect with Steed initially The Telegraph Toughie 22 Feb 2018
Individual dodging initial chaos, brought about one source of vengeance The Telegraph Toughie 03 Jan 2018
A good superhero needs one
Waterloo
Lex Luthor, to Superman
Female relative as well as males turned up carrying ecstasy, leading to downfall The Telegraph Toughie 08 Nov 2017
Serious foe LA Times Daily 24 Sep 2017
Serious foe The Washington Post 24 Sep 2017
Siemens (anag.) The Telegraph Quick 16 Sep 2017
Vengeful justice The Telegraph Quick 04 Sep 2017
Long-standing rival Wall Street Journal 24 Jun 2017
Kentish folk, perhaps, backing one's formidable opponent The Times Cryptic 29 May 2017
14 On the backhand, seed is great rival
Undoing last bits of thin rope, me and sibling The Times Cryptic 01 May 2017
I seem to be tossed about among Poles in retributive justice
Retribution seems in order The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Jan 2017
Serious foe
Something causing misery (or death) — Meissen (anag) The Guardian Quick 31 Dec 2016
Unbeatable foe The Washington Post 11 Dec 2016
Divine female that hero meets at end of the 5 24 across
One loses head, one in predicament following retribution
Mortal enemy Family Time 10 Oct 2016
Sailors reportedly backing one's arch-enemy
Raising what men produce is leading to retribution
Goddess of deserts?
Potter, to Voldemort Wall Street Journal 02 Jun 2016
Vengeance of Greeks in mess, introduction of euro having failed
Retributive justice The Telegraph Quick 23 Apr 2016
Goddess of vengeance The Telegraph Quick 04 Mar 2016
Goddess -- one without love, one in muddle The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Feb 2016
Downfall of spies oddly linked to Eastern workers after revolution The Times Cryptic 07 Jan 2016
Moby Dick, to Ahab New York Times 19 Dec 2015
In strange sense, I'm the opponent you can't beat The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Sep 2015
Moriarty, to Holmes New York Times 03 Sep 2015
Retribution seems in order
Unbeatable foe Newsday 19 Jun 2015
Downfall of Siemens engineer...
Rejected seed is for retribution
Sense I'm out to give you punishment? The Telegraph Cryptic 21 May 2015
Greek goddess of retribution Irish Times Simplex 09 May 2015
Siemens engineered scourge
Sense I'm mistaken as agent of downfall Irish Times Crosaire 18 Apr 2015
Moriarty, to Holmes Wall Street Journal 27 Feb 2015
Greek goddess of vengeance New York Times 15 Feb 2015
Fantasise mentally, embracing return of vengeance The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Feb 2015
Greek goddess‘s deserved downfall
Sworn enemy Jonesin 29 Jan 2015
Moriarty, to Holmes
Unbeatable foe
Greek goddess of vengeance
Moriarty, to Holmes
Moby Dick, to Ahab
Revolutionary seen getting married is an enemy
Undoing screws I seem to break edges of nuts
Goddess, née Miss Batty
Flipping source of life is plague
I seem torn between extremes — it's my undoing
Archenemy
Arch enemy
Unconquerable foe
Unbeatable scourge
Unconquerable foe
The Joker, to Batman
Lex Luthor, to Superman
Formidable rival
Formidable foe
Formidable foe
Very tough thing to lick
Macduff, to Macbeth
Unbeatable foe
Unbeatable foe
Superman, to Lex Luthor
Moriarty, to Holmes
Moriarty, to Holmes
Unbeatable opponent
Archrival
Unbeatable foe
Yankees, to the Red Sox
Formidable opponent
Ruin
2002's "Star Trek: ___"
Downfall
"Star Trek: ___"
Moriarty, to Holmes
Difficult opponent
Ness vis- -vis Capone
Moby Dick, to Ahab
Superman, to Lex Luthor
Moby Dick, to Ahab
Unbeatable rival
Archenemy
Batman, to the Riddler
Wellington, to Napoleon
Vengeance deified
Source of harm
Retribution personified
Bugs, to Elmer
Inevitable cause of downfall
Unbeatable rival
Formidable foe
Vengeance deified
Batman, to the Joker
1989 Isaac Asimov book
Goddess of righteous anger
Waterloo
Bête noire's relative
Bane
Retribution
Just punishment
Goddess of vengeance
An avenging power.
Agent of vengeance.
Retributive justice.
Retribution.
Goddess of vengeance.
Greek goddess.
Goddess of vengeance
Avenger.
Lifelong foe
Just punishment.
Inflicter of retribution.
Goddess of retribution.
Goddess who saw that men got their just deserts.
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