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Another word for rival

rival Synonyms

rival

modif.

competing, competitive, striving, combatant, emulating, vying, opposing, disputing, contesting, contending, conflicting, battling, antagonistic, equal.

Antonyms helpful*, cooperating, assisting.

rival Synonyms

rival

n.

competitor, emulator, antagonist; see contestant, opponent 1.

rival Synonyms

rival

v.

equal, emulate, match, compare with, even off, approximate, near, come near to, approach, resemble, challenge, contend with, compete.

Antonyms cooperate*, aid, be unequal.

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Another word for rival

noun

One that competes:

competition, competitor, contender, contestant, corrival, opponent. See conflict

verb

To come near, as in quality or amount:
approach, approximate, border on (or upon), challenge, verge on. See same
To strive against (others) for victory:
compete, contend, contest, emulate, vie. See conflict

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Thomas' great rival, Duns Scotus, does this to a large extent, at times affirming " two truths."
In 898, by the death of his rival (Jan.
Let us consider some common phenomena in the light of these rival theories as to the nature of matter.
A complete edition of his dramatic works, edited by his friend and rival Tamayo y Baus, has been published in seven volumes (Madrid, 1881 - 1885).
The rival philosopher, who believes water to be continuous and without spaces between its particles, has a greater difficulty in accounting for the disappearance of the sugar; he would probably say that the sugar, and the water also, had ceased to exist, and that a new continuous substance had been formed from them, but he could offer no picture of how this change had taken place.

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