44
opponent(noun, trouble, person, like, conflict)
43
competitor(noun, trouble, person, like, conflict)
36
enemy(noun, adjective, trouble, person, opposition)
31
adversary(noun, trouble, person, like, opposition)
29
antagonist(noun, trouble, person, like, opposition)
29
contestant(noun, person, conflict, opposition, opponent)
26
contender(noun, person, conflict, opposition, agent)
24
emulate(verb, make, meet, maintain, oppose)
21
foe(noun, trouble, person, opposition, agent)
17
compete(verb, meet, maintain, oppose, continue)
16
match(noun, verb, study, person, make)
16
combatant(noun, adjective, person, property, opposition)
15
equal(noun, verb, adjective, study, person)
15
competition(noun, person, conflict, opponent, favorite)
13
opposition(noun, person, agent, rebel, criminal)
13
oppose(verb, study, meet, consider, play)
12
competitive(adjective, oppose, property, spirited, opposing)
11
touch(verb, study, make, mean, meet)
11
vie(verb, meet, consider, maintain, oppose)
11
compete with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, challenge)
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