frenemy

noun

fren·e·my ˈfre-nə-mē

plural frenemies

informal : a person who is or pretends to be a friend but who is also in some ways an enemy or rival

In Hollywood, everyone has lots of frenemies, usually people who are doing comparatively well at any given moment.—

Pete Clark

In an awkward awards ceremony, Phil [Mickelson] and Tiger [Woods] stood on the 18th green together as frenemies. Phil held up the crystal trophy for the tournament title, while Tiger squirreled away a $10 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup …—

Selena Roberts

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The two have to make the best of a horrible situation, and the frenemy dynamic is already well-established before the good witch’s human-sideye sidekicks, played by Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James, purposefully unload a humiliating black hat on Elphaba. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024 That’s not to say there’s no room for course-correction — Karen’s frenemy Gizelle Bryant suddenly learning how to apologize this season is a good example — but that a sudden personality transplant reads as insincere. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024 Things are also looking up for Grande’s onscreen frenemy, Cynthia Erivo. —

Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024 These frenemy bundles are likely only at their infancy. —

Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for frenemy