Outdo and Rival

Outdo

Outdo verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.

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

Nearby Words: outdoing, outdone

Rival verb - To engage in a contest.

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

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

character	outdo character	rival character
work	outdo work	rival work
master	outdo master	rival master
original	outdo original	rival original
Other words: brother, warriors.

Naval Arms Race: When rival shippers repeatedly come up with new ships and examples to support their ships to outdo each other.

Source: Just For Fun / The Ship Yard
Not actually a fight, but Ged's attempt to outdo a schoolyard rival with flashy demonstrations of magic led to tragedy in A Wizard of Earthsea.

Source: Wizard Duel
Wizard Duel: Not actually a fight, but Ged's attempt to outdo a schoolyard rival with flashy demonstrations of magic led to tragedy in A Wizard of Earthsea.

Source: Literature / Earthsea aka: Tehanu

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