9
competitive(adjective, oppose, conflict, spirited, opposing)
8
jealous(adjective, wary)
7
rivalrous(adjective, ambitious)
6
ambitious(adjective, desire, spirited, aggressive, competing)
6
rival(adjective, anxious, spirited, attentive, aggressive)
3
emulative(adjective, counterfeit, simulated, imitative, unoriginal)
3
aspiring(adjective, desire, ambitious)
2
addiction
2
aspiration
2
corrival
2
cutthroat(spirited, aggressive, opposing, ambitious, competing)
2
imitative(adjective, simulated, unoriginal, derivative, plagiarized)
2
vying(adjective, spirited, aggressive, opposing, ambitious)
1
anxious
1
competitor
1
competitory
1
covetous
1
desirous
1
emulousness
1
mimic(verb, counterfeit, simulated, imitative, unoriginal)
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