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Rivalry synonyms and antonyms

rī'vəl-rē

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competition
A contest, or match
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battle
A protracted controversy or struggle:
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jealousy
The definition of jealousy is a state or feeling of being envious or of wanting what someone else has.
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vying
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opposition
(Law) The refusal of a creditor to assent to a debtor's release under the bankruptcy law
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alliance (antonym)
The definition of an alliance is a relationship forged between two or more individuals or groups that works as a positive for both parties involved.
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race
An interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms differing from other populations of the same species in the frequency of hereditary traits. A race that has been given formal taxonomic recognition is known as a subspecies.
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tug of war
(Idiomatic) a dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.
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warfare
Conflict or struggle of any kind
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competitiveness
The state of being competitive.
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antagonism (related)
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animosity (related)
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enmity (related)
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dispute
A quarrel
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emulation
(Comput.) The act or an instance of using an emulator
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confrontation (related)
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fight (related)
The definition of a fight is a contest or a struggle.
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struggle
Something that is difficult to do or achieve:
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contention
(Computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
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strife
Heated, often violent conflict or disagreement.
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war
A condition of active antagonism or contention:
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conflict (related)
The definition of a conflict is a fight or disagreement.
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feud (related)
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power-struggle (related)
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contest
(Uncountable) Controversy; debate.
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cooperation (antonym)
Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
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squabble (related)
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feuding (related)
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infighting (related)
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bickering (related)
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conspiracy. See syn. study at competition.competition (antonym)
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Rivalry Sentence Examples

  • The last thing she wanted was rivalry among the men.

  • The rivalry between the English and the French, which had already convulsed the south, did not penetrate to Bengal.

  • Apart from the rivalry of the factions within the Assembly, there was the question of the Mussulman minority, dwindling it is true,' but still a force to be reckoned with.

  • After several years of rivalry and much fighting between the two relatives, Turlough resigned the headship of the clan in favour of Hugh, who was inaugurated O'Neill in 1593.

  • Even in the days of Hosea the rivalry between Yahweh and the old Canaanite Baal still continued.

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