RIVALRIES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

rivalries

noun

plural of rivalry

as in battles

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another a healthy rivalry in sports between the two schools

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Recent Examples of rivalries Two rivalries, two top-tier SEC and Big 12 showdowns and one Saturday. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 The Circus is a place of diligent work and office rivalries as well as risk and treachery. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026 The Chiefs-Jets all-time series is certainly not considered one of the great NFL rivalries, but the teams have a long history. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 Like Cassavetes, Jaglom tended to be almost single-mindedly focused on interpersonal relationships — romantic ones, but also friendships and rivalries between men and between women. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026 Siblings-in-law or not, some rivalries go deeper than family—as is the case for Travis Kelce and his sister-in-law Kylie Kelce. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026 To reestablish and preserve traditional rivalries and eliminate cross-country travel demands, restore conference alignments to their original geographical moorings. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 The Arab parties On paper, the opposition holds roughly 67 seats, but that arithmetic is fractured by ideological, national and personal rivalries. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026 Its success in better governance could ricochet across the Balkan states after centuries of violent ethnic rivalries. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026

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Noun

As Gray, the psychologist, has long argued, many of our culture-war battles can be read as fights over who counts as the real victim.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Many death penalty cases also involve lengthy legal battles, keeping people on death row for years and sometimes decades.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of battles

Noun

Namibia is a participant in the Kimberley Process, an international certification system established in 2003 to prevent rough diamonds from financing armed conflicts.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Nvidia’s employee code of conduct addresses potential conflicts involving personal relationships.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of conflicts

Noun

Amid Butker’s recent struggles, the Chiefs signed veteran Justin Tucker to the practice squad Wednesday, giving Kansas City another option while providing additional competition for its longtime kicker.

— Pete Sweeney November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Centered in large part around the Warsaw Ghetto, the novel brought to life the daily struggles, fears, and remarkable courage of Jewish families living under unimaginable conditions.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of struggles

Noun

In defence, his lack of physicality is becoming more glaring in a Premier League that is leaning more heavily than ever into duels, second balls and set pieces.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The noodles, the cheese, the topping, the consistency—duels have been fought over less.

— Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of duels

Noun

The demonstration, widely condemned by state and local leaders, has drawn what appear to be hundreds of counterprotesters and sparked some verbal confrontations.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Both in ordinary chitchat and in big confrontations, the dialogue plays like a musical score of language built from a trove of memories.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of confrontations

Noun

Liu was winning Taekwondo competitions before landing a role in Disney+ series American Born Chinese alongside Michelle Yeoh.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
Infantino has faced opposition since his unsuccessful attempt in July to bring private investors into a new FIFA commercial entity holding rights linked to competitions including the World Cup.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of competitions

Noun

Those contentions — and Bartell’s claim of a second list of 17,000 potential noncitizen voters — only add to an already heated debate about the scope of the inquiry and its legitimacy.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
To the extent these independent contentions were intended to imply that NBA rules permit teams, at the request of players, to initiate off-court income opportunities for players, that implication is incorrect.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of contentions

Noun

The focal point of every Remembrance Day is the Cenotaph in Whitehall, the Portland stone monument where tribute is paid to those who fell in the wars and conflicts in which the country has participated.

— Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 8 Nov. 2026
Yet, analysts mostly say that the rearmament boom is structural, and even an end to wars in Ukraine and Iran won't derail it.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

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