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Rivalry

The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition.

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Contest 76% connected

To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.

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Rival 74% connected

A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rival 74% connected

A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Competition 92% connected

The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for supe…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Contention 92% connected

A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Abstract thought noun · 78% connection

thinking that is coherent and logical

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Argument noun · 78% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Argumentation noun · 78% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Assumption noun · 78% connection

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…

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Backup noun · 78% connection

the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

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Bear out verb · 78% connection

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

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Challenge noun · 78% connection

questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"

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Coherence noun · 78% connection

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

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Coherent adjective · 78% connection

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"

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Consistent adjective · 78% connection

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"

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Contradiction noun · 78% connection

the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

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Corroborate verb · 78% connection

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

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Counterargument noun · 78% connection

an argument offered in opposition to another argument

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Deduction noun · 78% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Defence noun · 78% connection

the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he sai…

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Implication noun · 78% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Inference noun · 78% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Justification noun · 78% connection

the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends" - H.J.Muller

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Buffer noun · 78% connection

a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict

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Chappion noun · 78% connection

One who by defeating all rivals, has obtained an acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athetics or game of skill, and is ready to co…

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Comparative noun · 78% connection

An equal; a rival; a compeer.

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Competitive adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination.

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Competitor noun · 78% connection

One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.

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Competitory adjective · 78% connection

Acting in competition; competing; rival.

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Concurrent noun · 78% connection

One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.

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Corival noun · 78% connection

A rival; a corrival.

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Corrival noun · 78% connection

A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival; also, a companion.

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Directness noun · 78% connection

trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"

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Emulate verb · 78% connection

To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to em…

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Emulative adjective · 78% connection

Inclined to emulation; aspiring to competition; rivaling; as, an emulative person or effort.

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Emulous adjective · 78% connection

Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.

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