Another word for rival
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Noun
One that competes
- One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate:
- One who is hostile to an idea or cause:
- Acting against an antagonist or opposing force:
- A rival or opponent.
- One taking part in a contest; a competitor.
- One that contests or disputes something, such as an election or a will.
- one who contends
- a person, team, etc. having or regarded as having a good chance to win a contest or competition
- One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.
- The act of competing, as for profit or a prize; rivalry.
- A test of skill or ability; a contest:
- Rivalry between two or more businesses striving for the same customer or market.
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Verb
To come near, as in quality or amount
- A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:
- An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
- A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question:
- Almost exact or correct:
- Very similar; closely resembling:
- Close together but not united.
- To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
- To make an approach, as in golf.
- To come or go near or nearer to:
See also:To strive against (others) for victory
- To strive for victory or superiority; contend.
- To offer in competition; match.
- To wager or bet.
- To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation:
- To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
- To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.
- A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals:
- A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges:
- To compete or strive for; struggle to gain or control:
- To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle:
- To strive in competition, as in a race; vie:
- To strive in controversy or debate; dispute.
- To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory.
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Another word for rival
Modifier
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- Having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.
- Being the same or identical to in value.
- Having the same privileges, status, or rights:
- showing antagonism; acting in opposition
- Striking, or dashing together; fighting; contending; struggling to resist and overcome.
- Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
- Present participle of conflict.
- Present participle of contend.
- contention
- Present participle of contest.
- Present participle of dispute.
- dispute; argument
- Present participle of emulate.
- One, such as a person or a combat vehicle, that takes part in armed strife.
- Engaging in armed strife.
- Of, involving, or determined by competition:
- Liking competition or inclined to compete:
- Relating to the inhibition of enzyme activity that results from the reversible combination of an enzyme with an alternate compound and prevents normal substrate binding.
- being in the state of competition (often unintentionally)
- Present participle of compete.
Antonyms:
Noun
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- One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary.
- The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
- A muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle, the agonist.
- one that emulates
- software or hardware that allows one computer to perform the functions of, or execute programs designed for, another type of computer
- One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.
Verb
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- To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory.
- A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:
- An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
- A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question:
- To exhibit similarity or likeness to.
- To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
- To make an approach, as in golf.
- To come or go near or nearer to:
- To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time:
- Just about; almost; nearly:
- With or in a close relationship:
- Almost exact or correct:
- Very similar; closely resembling:
- Close together but not united.
- One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another:
- One that is like another in one or more specified qualities:
- One that is able to compete equally with another:
- To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation:
- To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
- To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.
- Having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.
- Being the same or identical to in value.
- Having the same privileges, status, or rights:
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