Attempt and Rival

Attempt

Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.

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Rival and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead a verb "Attempt".

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Rival verb - To engage in a contest.

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Attempt and rival are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a verb "Rival".

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

good	good attempt	good rival
best	best attempt	best rival
direct	direct attempt	direct rival
original	original attempt	original rival
Other adjectives: initial, legitimate, actual, real, successful, big, serious, bad, new, major, possible, final, last.

war	attempt war	rival war
opponent	attempt opponent	rival opponent

In 2009, an attempt was made to found a team in Quebec City and have them be Montreal's rival because they'd be in the same province, similar to Edmonton-Calgary and Hamilton-Toronto.

Source: Unknown Rival
Rival science teams may sometimes be ideologues for their side, or they may simply be hiring themselves out to whoever funds their crazy research in an attempt to get one up on their rivals.

Source: Rival Science Teams
Jaime from the Spanish Superlópez series was originally created as López's work rival, who would report everything he did wrong to their boss in an attempt to get him fired and take his girlfriend.

Source: Characterization Marches On

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