rivalrous
Locked in competition
Rivalrous describes something characterized by rivalry or competition.
In economics, a rivalrous good is one whose consumption by one person reduces its availability to others—if you eat an apple, no one else can eat that same apple.
This technical sense contrasts with non-rivalrous goods like broadcast television, which many can enjoy simultaneously without diminishing supply.
Driven by rivalry
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- opponentOne who contends against
- contenderOne competing seriously
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
underdog · frontrunner · head-to-head · matchup · showdown · one-upmanship · outperform · outpace
Actively opposed or hostile
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
aggressive · confrontational · enmity · animosity · friction · tension · strife · discord
Resentful of others' advantages
- enviousWanting what others possess
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
possessive · territorial · insecure · threatened · suspicious · bitter · spiteful · grudging
Brother or sister
- brotherMale with shared parents
- sisterFemale sibling
- twinsSiblings born simultaneously
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
attention-seeking · inheritance · parental · family · competing · outdoing · comparison · overshadowed
competitive
Driven by rivalry
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- opponentOne who contends against
- contenderOne competing seriously
adversary · underdog · frontrunner · head-to-head · matchup · showdown · one-upmanship · outperform · outpace · edge
antagonistic
Actively opposed or hostile
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
- combativeInclined toward conflict
belligerent · aggressive · confrontational · enmity · animosity · friction · tension · strife · discord · acrimony
jealous
Resentful of others' advantages
- enviousWanting what others possess
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
begrudging · possessive · territorial · insecure · threatened · suspicious · bitter · spiteful · grudging · green-eyed
sibling
Brother or sister
favoritism · attention-seeking · inheritance · parental · family · competing · outdoing · comparison · overshadowed
rivalrouscooperative
Jointly operated enterprise
collaborative · noncompetitive · collegial · mutualistic · supportive
rival, rivalry, rivals, rivaling, rivalling, rivaled, rivalship