Competitors
Villains and competitors are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villains" instead a noun "Competitors".
Villains
Competitors and villains are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Competitors" instead a noun "Villains".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- heavies and competitors
- heavies and villains
- criminals and competitors
- criminals and villains
- agents and competitors
- agents and villains
- opponents and competitors
- opponents and villains
- rivals and competitors
- rivals and villains
- adversaries and competitors
- adversaries and villains
- enemies and competitors
- enemies and villains
Both words in one sentence
- A variation in that the "villains" are not necessarily evil, and may simply be fellow competitors who want the same title the hero does.
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Parodied in The Onion's faux historical retrospective Our Dumb Century, with an ad for a railway company claiming to feature "fewer mustache-twirling villains tying golden-haired maidens to our tracks" than any of its competitors, as such events are quite an inconvenience to passengers.
Source: Chained to a Railway -
Even Evil Has Standards: Despite holding the status of "MKR's new villains" for their bitchy attitudes, Katie and Nikki are actually quite fair, even generous, in judging their competitors' instant restaurants.
Source: Series / My Kitchen Rules
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