Rival and Top

Rival

Rival verb - To engage in a contest.

Top and rival are semantically related in match topic. In some cases you can use "Top" instead a verb "Rival".

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

Top

Top verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.

Rival and top are semantically related in match topic. Sometimes you can use "Rival" instead a verb "Top".

Nearby Words: topping, topmost, toping, toped

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

female female rival female top
actual actual rival actual top
dark dark rival dark top
new new rival new top
Other adjectives: red, athletic.

Common collocations

original rival original top original
joker rival joker top joker

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / CatDog They think they beat a childhood rival to the top of the mountain, but it's revealed a third party beat them both!
  • Rival Angels is a Slice of Life Webcomic, and first webcomic to focus on Professional Wrestling.Sabrina 'Ultra Girl' Mancini and her three rookie roommates battle against the best wrestlers in the world in the top wrestling federation, Rival Angels.
  • Manga / Evangelion 303 Attention Whore: Asuka needed to be the best because she liked to be valued, and she went to greath lengths to crush any rival threatened her top place.
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