Resentment
Resentment noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.
Rivalry and resentment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rivalry" instead a noun "Resentment".
Rivalry
Rivalry noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.
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Synonyms for Rivalry
Resentment and rivalry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Resentment" instead a noun "Rivalry".
Nearby Word: rival
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and resentment
- hostility and rivalry
- animosity and resentment
- animosity and rivalry
- opposition and resentment
- opposition and rivalry
- friction and resentment
- friction and rivalry
- bitterness and resentment
- bitterness and rivalry
- antagonism and resentment
- antagonism and rivalry
- spite and resentment
- spite and rivalry
How words are described
| old | old resentment | old rivalry |
| particular | particular resentment | particular rivalry |
| initial | initial resentment | initial rivalry |
| deep | deep resentment | deep rivalry |
| Other adjectives: popular, petty, small, strong, perpetual, great, intense, serious, huge, slight, bitter, personal, internal, new, major, minor, mere, mutual, eternal, envious, previous, alleged. | ||
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