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emulate(verb, make, meet, maintain, oppose)
17
compete(verb, meet, maintain, oppose, continue)
13
oppose(verb, study, meet, consider, play)
11
vie(verb, meet, consider, maintain, oppose)
11
compete with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose)
9
contend(verb, maintain, oppose, play, continue)
9
contest(noun, verb, meet, oppose, play)
7
contend with(verb, expression, conflict, match)
6
play(verb, oppose, fight, sport)
6
vie with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose)
5
fight(verb, meet, oppose, play)
5
outvie(verb, follow, match, contend)
4
battle(noun, verb, meet, oppose, play)
4
strive(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
4
take on(verb, expression, play, fight)
4
try(verb, play, fight, face)
3
cope with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, fight)
3
struggle(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
2
bandy(verb, play, fight, face)
2
be in the running(verb, play, fight, face)
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APASmart Define. (2016). rival thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/rival/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, rival thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/rival/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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