Opposed and Rival

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Opposed adjective - Being in opposition or having an opponent.

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Rival is a synonym for opposed in property topic. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead an adjective "Opposed", when it comes to topics like hostile, antagonistic, competitive.

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

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Opposed is a synonym for rival in competing topic. You can use "Opposed" instead an adjective "Rival", if it concerns topics such as property, hostile, competitive, opposing.

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

The first was Obidiah Stane who, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was an in-company rival to Stark Enterprises as opposed to the head of his own company.

Source: Rival Turned Evil
Also, Huxley College received a kick-off from rival Darwin after scoring a touchdown, as opposed to kicking off to Darwin.note This is actually a bit of Truth in Television, since some college all-star games used to do this to make the contests more competitive.

Source: Film / Horse Feathers
Musashi's great rival Sasaki Kojiro also has opposed mentors.

Source: Opposed Mentors

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