rivalries
Ongoing competitive struggles
Rivalries are ongoing competitions between people, teams, organizations, or other entities who consistently oppose each other.
The word is the plural of rivalry and emphasizes repeated or sustained conflict rather than a single contest.
Sports rivalries between traditional opponents often span decades and carry intense emotional weight for fans: The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is legendary.
Rivalries can also exist in business, politics, academia, or personal relationships wherever parties compete for the same goals or recognition.
Open-entry competition
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- championshipCompetition for top rank
playoffs · fixture · stadium · arena · trophy · crosstown · Ashes · supporters
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
antagonism · resentment · ill-will · vendetta · hatred · acrimony · spite · contempt
Those seeking same goal
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- contendersThose seeking to win
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
clash · head-to-head · showdown · face-off · standoff · contest · duel · battle
Commercial product names
- industryEconomic production sector
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
lawsuits · poaching · acquisitions · startups · monopoly · duopoly · competition · undercutting
Male children of same parents
- sistersFemale kin or nuns
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
attention · jealousy · family · household · parental · squabbles · reconciliation · estrangement
Places of learning
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
- admissionsActs of letting in
- OxbridgeCombined name, two universities
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
research · faculty · prestige · endowments · scholarships · publications · recruitment · athletics
Sovereign political entities
- superpowersCapabilities beyond human limits
- bordersLines separating regions
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
diplomacy · alliances · hegemony · espionage · propaganda · nationalism · sovereignty · treaties
derby
Open-entry competition
championship · playoffs · fixture · stadium · arena · trophy · crosstown · Ashes · supporters · ultras
feud
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
bitterness · antagonism · resentment · ill-will · vendetta · hatred · acrimony · spite · contempt · jealousy
competitors
Those seeking same goal
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- contendersThose seeking to win
matchup · clash · head-to-head · showdown · face-off · standoff · contest · duel · battle · one-upmanship
brands
Commercial product names
- industryEconomic production sector
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
patents · lawsuits · poaching · acquisitions · startups · monopoly · duopoly · competition · undercutting · innovation
brothers
Male children of same parents
- sistersFemale kin or nuns
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
comparison · attention · jealousy · family · household · parental · squabbles · reconciliation · estrangement · bonding
schools
Places of learning
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
- admissionsActs of letting in
- OxbridgeCombined name, two universities
grants · research · faculty · prestige · endowments · scholarships · publications · recruitment · athletics · alumni
nations
Sovereign political entities
- superpowersCapabilities beyond human limits
- bordersLines separating regions
- territorialDefensive about owned space
sanctions · diplomacy · alliances · hegemony · espionage · propaganda · nationalism · sovereignty · treaties · détente
- sports traditionstailgating, huddle, seventh inning stretch, awards banquet, team cheer
- English FootballPremier League, FA Cup, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool
- Football Fandomfans, supporters, fandom, ultras, fan culture
- office politicsoffice politics, backstabbing, power plays, favoritism, nepotism
- tennis careerstennis players, tennis legends, player profiles, career highlights, retired players
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
rivalriespartnerships
Formal business alliances
alliances · cooperations · collaborations · coalitions · solidarities
rivalriesfriendships
Voluntary affectionate relationships
camaraderie · amity · harmony · goodwill · rapport
rivalriessolidarity
Unity among allies
unity · togetherness · cohesion · union · unions
- team rivalriesOngoing hostility between opponents
- regional rivalriesHostility between neighboring areas
- sibling rivalriesCompetition between brothers/sisters
- sports rivalriesOngoing competition between teams
- football rivalriesIntense competitive team conflicts
- local rivalriesConflicts between neighboring groups
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