Rivalry and Spite

Rivalry

Rivalry noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

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Spite and rivalry are semantically related in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Rivalry", when it comes to topics like envy.

Nearby Word: rival

Spite

Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Rivalry and spite are semantically related in feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Rivalry" instead a noun "Spite", if it concerns topics such as envy.

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

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How words are described

long	long rivalry	long spite
genuine	genuine rivalry	genuine spite
simple	simple rivalry	simple spite
petty	petty rivalry	petty spite
Other adjectives: actual, bitter, childish, personal, mere.

Both words in one sentence

Touka also, in spite of her intense but one-sided rivalry, has her butler Hagiyoshi fix Nodoka's stuffed penguin Etopen, partly on Koromo's request.

Source: Jerk With A Heart Of Gold / Anime
Deconstructed when upon being infatuated with Ken, Yolei's arguments with Davis eventually cause rivalry to change into genuine spite.

Source: Fanfic / Digimon 02 The Story We Never Told
This is in spite of Iggulden basing the series on the historical chronicle The Secret History of the Mongols, which recounts their rivalry.

Source: Literature / Conqueror

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