Rival
Terrorist
Terrorist noun - A radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities.
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Synonyms for Terrorist
Rival and terrorist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rival" instead a noun "Terrorist".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- opposition and rival
- opposition and terrorist
- competitor and rival
- competitor and terrorist
- bandit and rival
- bandit and terrorist
- assailant and rival
- assailant and terrorist
- antagonist and rival
- antagonist and terrorist
- adversary and rival
- adversary and terrorist
- opponent and rival
- opponent and terrorist
How words are described
| old | old rival | old terrorist |
| good | good rival | good terrorist |
| female | female rival | female terrorist |
| powerful | powerful rival | powerful terrorist |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, big, dangerous, bad, bitter, potential, young, famous, professional, major, political, possible, former, ruthless, mysterious, last, greatest, said. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Its rival, the Brotherhood of Nod, was once considered just another terrorist organization until Interpol uncovered how extensive its secret dealings with major US defense contractors were.
Source: N.G.O. Superpower -
The scrolling shmup Terra Diver makes players mercenaries working for a greedy megacorp of resources around Earth against its rival corporations with the story of eco-terrorist threat as a cover-up of the disastrous war of greed.
Source: Evil Versus Evil / Video Games -
Known as the "Snakes", they are led by Canaan's arch-rival Alphard and are somehow involved with the "Ua Virus"—the biological weapon that left Maria the only known survivor of the deadly Shibuya terrorist attack.
Source: Anime / Canaan
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Terrorist and Rival. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rival/terrorist
Rival & Terrorist. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rival/terrorist>.
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