Associate and Rival

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Associate noun - A person frequently seen in the company of another.

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Rival is an antonym for associate in colleague topic.

Rival noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.

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Associate is an antonym for rival in topics: opposing, person who opposes in competition.

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

old	old associate	old rival
female	female associate	female rival
rich	rich associate	rich rival
potential	potential associate	potential rival
Other adjectives: young, personal, new, professional, former, final, mysterious, primary, unknown, closest, long-time, longtime.

Already horrified by his actions, he's even more so when his Dirty Cop associate tells him that the girl is a favorite escort of a rival crime boss.

Source: What Did I Do Last Night?
He transfers his rage onto a rival gangster who attacked his associate, delivering a fatal No-Holds-Barred Beatdown and announcing to the spectators that it was for picking on people who can't defend themselves.

Source: Series / Boardwalk Empire

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