Favourite and Rival

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Favourite noun - A competitor thought likely to win.

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Rival and favourite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead a noun "Favourite".

Nearby Words: favoured, favouritism

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

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Favourite and rival are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Favourite" instead a noun "Rival".

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

old	old favourite	old rival
current	current favourite	current rival
popular	popular favourite	popular rival
male	male favourite	male rival
Other adjectives: big, great, main, personal, ultimate, new, recurring, perennial.

Most of the characters in The Football Factory, who partake in anti-social behaviour towards rival fans of their favourite soccer teams, with leaders that act like they're The Mafia.

Source: London Gangster
Meanwhile, in Japan, Iguan became a fan favourite in fanart and kitbashes, depicting its rival with the Godos as the greatest and deadliest rivalry of any Zoids (and helping to escalate the Godos to similar standards).

Source: Memetic Badass / Anime and Manga
In the Pirate Outfit quest in Tibia, every player is set the task of assassinating a rival pirate captain and frame the results by retrieving his favourite pillow and presenting it as evidence.

Source: Enough to Go Around

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