Play and Rival

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Play

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Rival is a synonym for play in compete against topic. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead a verb "Play", when it comes to topics like conflict, oppose, compete in sport.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Rival

Rival verb - To engage in a contest.

Usage example: two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives

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Play is a synonym for rival in oppose topic. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a verb "Rival".

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

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How words are described

old	old play	old rival
good	good play	good rival
original	original play	original rival
popular	popular play	popular rival
Other adjectives: actual, real, successful, big, great, serious, bad, dark, main, famous, new, professional, major, final, classic, titular, last, said.

Common collocations

character	play character	rival character
god	play god	rival god
villain	play villain	rival villain

Both words in one sentence

Syaoran Li similarly attempts to play up the role of a cold, ruthless rival for Sakura, even when he is blatantly warming to her (and secretly crushing on her).

Source: Jerkass Façade
Attempts to play with and deconstruct the Super Sentai formulas are tried and tested, like rival teams or Darker and Edgier takes.

Source: Franchise / Super Sentai
Suuuuure.... Demoted to Extra: In the Rostand play, the rival rooster who fights Chauntecleer is one of the play's main antagonists.

Source: Western Animation / Rock-A-Doodle

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