| Main Entry: | emulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ambitious |
Synonyms: |
aspiring, competitive, rivalrous |
| Main Entry: | competitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | willing to oppose |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, ambitious, antagonistic, at odds, combative, competing, cutthroat, dog-eat-dog, emulous, killer instinct, killer*, opposing, rival, streetwise, vying |
Antonyms: |
noncompetitive, unambitious |
| Main Entry: | imitative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simulated, unoriginal |
Synonyms: |
artful, copied, copycat, copying, counterfeit, deceptive, derivative, echoic, emulative, emulous, following, forged, mimetic, mimic, mimicking, mock, onomatopoeic, parrot, plagiarized, pseudo*, put-on, reflecting, reflective, secondhand, sham*, simulant |
Antonyms: |
different, genuine, original |
| Main Entry: | jealous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desirous; wary |
Synonyms: |
anxious, apprehensive, attentive, begrudging, covetous, demanding, doubting, emulous, envious, envying, grabby, grasping, green-eyed, grudging, guarded, intolerant, invidious, jaundiced, mistrustful, monopolizing, possessive, possessory, protective, questioning, resentful, rival, skeptical, solicitous, suspicious, vigilant, watchful, zealous |
| Notes: | jealous means envious or fearful of being replaced by a rival; zealous means marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
Antonyms: |
confident, content, satisfied, trusting, unresentful |
| Main Entry: | rival |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposing |
Synonyms: |
battling, combatant, combating, competing, competitive, conflicting, contending, contesting, cutthroat, disputing, emulating, emulous, equal, opposed, striving, vying |
Antonyms: |
assisting, associate, supporting |