'Rivalry' definitions:
Definition of 'rivalry'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" [syn: competition, contention, rivalry] [ant: cooperation]
Definition of 'Rivalry'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'rivalry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antagonism,
- antipathy,
- bad blood,
- clashing,
- collision,
- competition,
- competitiveness,
- conflict,
- contention,
- contrariety,
- contrariness,
- controversy,
- covetousness,
- cross-purposes,
- cutthroat competition,
- disaccord,
- discord,
- dispute,
- dissension,
- emulation,
- enmity,
- enviousness,
- envy,
- feud,
- fractiousness,
- friction,
- gamesmanship,
- grudging,
- grudgingness,
- hostility,
- inimicalness,
- invidia,
- invidiousness,
- jealousy,
- jockeying,
- lifemanship,
- negativeness,
- noncooperation,
- obstinacy,
- one-upmanship,
- oppugnancy,
- perverseness,
- recalcitrance,
- refractoriness,
- repugnance,
- strife,
- striving,
- struggle,
- tug-of-war,
- uncooperativeness,
- vying,
- warfare