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rivalry

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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
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