| Main Entry: | rivalry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
Synonyms: |
antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, clash, conflict, contest, duel, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, jealousy, match, matchup, one on one, opposition, race, sport, strife, struggle, tournament, tug-of-war |
| Main Entry: | antagonism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | causing problem; opposition |
Synonyms: |
animosity, animus, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, competition, conflict, contention, contradistinction, contrariety, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, enmity, friction, hatred, hostility, incongruity, oppugnancy, rancor, resistance, rivalry |
Antonyms: |
accord, agreement, harmony, rapport, sympathy, understanding |
| Main Entry: | competition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest |
Synonyms: |
antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, controversy, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold, horse race, jungle*, match, matchup, meeting, one on one, one-upping, opposition, pairing off, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, tug-of-war, warfare |
| Notes: | competition refers to an abstract quality, whereas competitiveness implies a practical activity whose manifestation can be observed |
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, warfare |
Synonyms: |
battle, clash, collision, combat, competition, contention, contest, emulation, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, rivalry, set-to, strife, striving, struggle, tug-of-war, war |
Antonyms: |
agreement, calm, concord, peace, stability |
| Main Entry: | contention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
Synonyms: |
altercation, argument, battle, beef, belligerency, bone of contention, bone to pick, combat, conflict, contest, controversy, difference, disaccord, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, enmity, feuding, fight, flak, hassle, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, squabble, static, strife, struggle, variance, war, wrangle, wrangling |
Antonyms: |
affection, consideration, friendliness, friendship, good will, kindness, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | contest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, struggle |
Synonyms: |
action, affray, altercation, battle, battle royal, beef, brawl, brush, combat, conflict, controversy, debate, discord, dispute, emulation, encounter, engagement, fray, go*, hassle, rivalry, row, rumble*, run-in, scrap, set-to, shock, skirmish, static, strife, striving, tug-of-war, warfare, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agreement, calm, peace, quiet, stillness, tranquility |
| Main Entry: | envy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jealousy |
Synonyms: |
backbiting, coveting, covetousness, enviousness, evil eye, green-eyed monster, grudge, grudging, grudgingness, hatred, heartburn, ill will, invidiousness, jaundiced eye, lusting, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignity, opposition, prejudice, resentfulness, resentment, rivalry, spite |
Antonyms: |
comfort, confidence, contentedness, good will, kindness, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | feud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | major argument; estrangement |
Synonyms: |
altercation, bad blood, bickering, broil, combat, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, faction, falling out, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, row, run-in, squabble, strife, vendetta |
Antonyms: |
agreement, comradeship, friendship |
| Main Entry: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical encounter |
Synonyms: |
action, affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal, bout, brawl, broil, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, controversy, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, dissension, dogfight, duel, engagement, exchange, feud, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, fuss, hostility, joust, match, melee, quarrel, riot, rivalry, round, row, ruckus, rumble, scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, skirmish, sparring match, strife, struggle, tiff, to-do, tussle, war, wrangling |
Antonyms: |
peace |
| Main Entry: | friction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
Synonyms: |
animosity, antagonism, bad blood, bad feeling, bickering, bone to pick, conflict, counteraction, discontent, discord, disharmony, dispute, dissension, faction, factionalism, flak, hassle, hatred, hostility, impedance, incompatibility, interference, opposition, quarrel, resentment, resistance, rivalry, row*, ruckus*, rumpus, set-to, sour note, strife, trouble, wrangling |
Antonyms: |
agreement, harmony, peace |