Mirror and Rival

Mirror

Mirror verb - To reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would.

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

Nearby Words: mirrored, mirroring

Rival verb - To engage in a contest.

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

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

old	old mirror	old rival
direct	direct mirror	direct rival
certain	certain mirror	certain rival
original	original mirror	original rival
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, big, new, mysterious, titular, red.

tactics	mirror tactics	rival tactics
Mario	mirror Mario	rival Mario

Most notably, the Noble team in OTO 2 have names that mirror their rival's, and Goro Okami had the misfortune to have a surname that could also mean "Wolf".

Source: Video Game / Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Scarily, the more Vince McMahon continues to be at the helm of the WWE, the more its ongoing problems are starting to mirror the problems that killed its chief rival.

Source: History Repeats
However, a particularly off putting example is with Merrill, if you don't let her fix the mirror and are a rival, she will yell at you that she never wants to see you again.

Source: Video Game / Dragon Age II

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