Rival and Spy

Rival

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

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Spy and rival are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spy" instead a noun "Rival".

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

Spy noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

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Rival and spy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rival" instead a noun "Spy".

Nearby Word: spying

fellow	fellow rival	fellow spy
old	old rival	old spy
good	good rival	good spy
female	female rival	female spy
Other adjectives: best, dead, actual, real, male, great, dangerous, bad, potential, famous, personal, new, professional, chief, possible, former, titular, last, competent, greatest, red.

Alex Scott is complaining about the size of his supposed "spy camera" (about the size of an old-school studio camera) in comparison with the "sexier" pocket-sized camera of rival super-spy Carlos.

Source: Series / I Spy
When master spy, Dirk Bannon, fell in love with his arch rival, Natalia Knockemoff, things could only get complicated.

Source: Series / My Spy Family
I Can Change My Beloved: Carmen has a crush on the rival bad boy spy and at one point insists she could change him.

Source: Film / Spy Kids

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