rivalry
Ongoing competitive tension
Rivalry is competition between people, teams, or groups striving for the same goal or superiority over each other.
The word implies an ongoing relationship—rivals face each other repeatedly: the rivalry between the two schools goes back decades.
A rivalry can be friendly or bitter, professional or personal.
Rivals may push each other to perform better, or their competition may turn hostile.
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- tensionStretched or strained state
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
enmity · discord · friction · clash · strife · bad blood · vendetta · acrimony
Percentage of sector sales
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
startups · industry · branding · strategy · benchmarking · profitability · trade war · price war
Multi-round competitive event
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- head-to-headIn direct confrontation
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- bracketSupport or category
championship · contestants · underdog · favorite · champion · runner-up · knockout · seedings
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
grudge · one-upmanship · spite · competitiveness · emulation · inferiority · bitterness · covetousness
Open-entry competition
- fixtureAttached building component
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
athletics · teams · crosstown · divisional · interleague · bowl game · regatta · bragging rights
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- pursuitAct of chasing something
striving · motivation · competitive spirit · goal-oriented · relentless · overachiever
feud
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- tensionStretched or strained state
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
antagonism · enmity · discord · friction · clash · strife · bad blood · vendetta · acrimony · bitterness
market share
Percentage of sector sales
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
oligopoly · startups · industry · branding · strategy · benchmarking · profitability · trade war · price war · duopoly
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- head-to-headIn direct confrontation
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
bracket · championship · contestants · underdog · favorite · champion · runner-up · knockout · seedings · qualifiers
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
insecurity · grudge · one-upmanship · spite · competitiveness · emulation · inferiority · bitterness · covetousness · keeping score
derby
Open-entry competition
stadium · athletics · teams · crosstown · divisional · interleague · bowl game · regatta · bragging rights · home-and-away
drive
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- hungerNeed for nourishment
pursuit · striving · motivation · competitive spirit · goal-oriented · relentless · overachiever
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- drama themesrevenge, betrayal, forbidden love, love triangle, family conflict
- Feudsfeud, grudge, vendetta, blood feud, family feud
- soap operassoap opera, telenovela, melodrama, cliffhanger, amnesia
- social behaviorcourtesy, etiquette, friendship, greeting, cooperation
rivalrycooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
collaboration · co-operation · alliance · partnership · teamwork
rivalryharmony
Agreement or musical blend
peace · accord · concord · amity · friendship
rivalryalliance
Formal union of parties
solidarity · friendship · partnership · union · comradeship
- sibling rivalryCompetition between children sharing parents
- team rivalriesOngoing hostility between opponents
- regional rivalriesHostility between neighboring areas
- athletic rivalryCompetitive relationship in sports
- sibling rivalriesCompetition between brothers/sisters
- sports rivalriesOngoing competition between teams
rival, unrivaled, rivaling, rivalling, rivaled, rivalries, unrivalled