Rival
Rival verb - To engage in a contest.
Support
Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.
How words are described
| good | good rival | good support |
| best | best rival | best support |
| direct | direct rival | direct support |
| popular | popular rival | popular support |
| Other adjectives: strong, powerful, real, great, main, social, personal, new, major, political, possible, official. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- There was a three-way battle between Ock, Spidey, and the rival in a hotel, and when the rival took out some support columns Spidey tried to get people out.
Source: Motive Decay / Comic Books -
After this Kaoru tells Hikaru he's stepped back and will support him as he goes against his love rival, Tamaki.
Source: Hopeless Suitor - She makes friends with her longtime rival Sakura, and in Rainbow Mika's storyline, Karin agrees to provide some of her vast fortune to support Mika's wrestling career.
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