rivalry

rivalry
noun
ADJECTIVE
big, bitter, fierce, great, heated, intense

the bitter rivalry that existed between them

ancient, long-standing, old, traditional
friendly
petty
international, local, regional
internal, inter-service (esp. AmE)
sibling
ethnic, personal, political, professional, religious

Bitter ethnic rivalries within the region have grown in recent years.

football
RIVALRY + VERB
grow
PREPOSITION
rivalry among, rivalry between

the increasing rivalry among competitors in the industry

rivalry between the army and the police

rivalry for

rivalry for the party leadership

rivalry in

the fiercest rivalry in professional sports

rivalry over

rivalry over who is to head the delegation

rivalry with

rivalry with foreign companies


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  • rivalry — index belligerency, competition, conflict, contention (opposition), contest (competition), impugnation …   Law dictionary

  • rivalry — 1590s; from RIVAL (Cf. rival) + ERY (Cf. ery). Rivality in the same sense is recorded from 1580s …   Etymology dictionary

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  • rivalry — [rī′vəlrē] n. pl. rivalries the act of rivaling or the fact or condition of being a rival or rivals; competition SYN. COMPETITION …   English World dictionary

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  • rivalry — ri|val|ry [ˈraıvəlri] n plural rivalries [U and C] a situation in which two or more people, teams, or companies are competing for something, especially over a long period of time, and the feeling of competition between them →↑competition rivalry… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rivalry — ri|val|ry [ raıvlri ] noun count or uncount a situation in which people, teams, businesses, etc. compete with one another: political rivalries rivalry between: There is friendly rivalry between the two teams. sibling rivalry (=rivalry between… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rivalry — UK [ˈraɪv(ə)lrɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms rivalry : singular rivalry plural rivalries a situation in which people, teams, businesses etc compete with one another political rivalries rivalry between: There is friendly rivalry… …   English dictionary

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