CORRIVALS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

corrivals

noun

plural of corrival

as in competitors

one who strives for the same thing as another two universities that are long-standing corrivals for the title of best in the nation

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

noncompetitors

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Noun

Then, the two-time Grammy winner donated his earnings, giving $500,000 across the 50 fan competitors in the competition ($10K each) and the remaining $500,000 to charity.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Most competitors don’t have their own infrastructure and act more as a middleman between other providers.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of competitors

Noun

The film follows the five-day competition at the Navajo Nation Fair, where seven contestants are evaluated in a series of events designed to test their knowledge of Navajo culture and language.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
A number of the contestants had evidently brought their own cheering sections.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of contestants

Noun

Once the world of soccer is no longer in the immediate wake of the equity venture controversy, more contenders could emerge.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Stanek has spent enough time around the league to understand why contenders value experienced bullpen arms on short-term contracts and the Cardinals might have originally picked him up with the hopes of moving him at this point.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of contenders

Noun

Several Premier League clubs, including local rivals Sunderland, have shown the merits of buying youngsters from abroad and developing them.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Ironically, Hugging Face had to rely on a free Chinese AI model to thwart this attack – because OpenAI and US rivals jealously guard their own.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of rivals

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