ARCHRIVALS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

archrivals

noun

plural of archrival

as in competitors

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

noncompetitors

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Noun

Samsung has been monitoring where certain departing employees went — to signal to remaining staff that moving to competitors would be difficult — according to a former employee.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
But that seems like a far cry from the adversarial or defensive missions Shield Space and its competitors imagine.

— Mark Piesing, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of competitors

Noun

Bodnar’s campaign was part of a nationwide effort by Democrats to compete in traditionally Republican states by fielding or backing independent challengers.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Early election night returns Tuesday showed incumbents leading in all three Folsom City Council races, with Mike Kozlowski, Sarah Aquino and Anna Rohrbough ahead of their challengers.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of challengers

Noun

Cut Week will mark the biggest elimination in The Voice history, when each coach will send two singers straight through to Live Shows as five more contestants battle for one remaining spot on each team.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Uninterested Woman Game Show A classic game show premise, where our contestants are three scuzzy-looking men (Inde Navarrette, Jane Wickline, and Sarah Sherman) who really cannot just leave a married lesbian named Kelly (Saidah Belo-Osagie) alone.

— Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of contestants

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