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VYING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for VYING?

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Associations of "Vying" (30 Words)

Associations of "Vying" (30 Words)

antagonist	A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. LSD is a serotonin antagonist.
athlete	A person who takes part in competitive track and field events (athletics). He had the broad shouldered build of a natural athlete.
battle	Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle. Firefighters battled a 9 800 acre brush fire.
challenger	A person who engages in a contest. Heroic challengers of authority.
clash	A minor short-term fight. There have been minor clashes with security forces.
compete	Compete for something engage in a contest measure oneself against others. No one can compete* with his physical prowess.*
competition	A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers. There is fierce competition* between banks.*
competitor	A person who takes part in a sporting contest. Two competitors were banned for taking drugs.
conflict	Be in conflict. This behavior conflicts with our rules.
confrontation	A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties. The government was not ready for a confrontation* with the unions.*
contend	Assert something as a position in an argument. He contends that the judge was wrong.
contender	The contestant you hope to defeat. The major contenders in the football championship.
counterpart	One of two copies of a legal document. The minister held talks with his French counterpart.
disagree	(of food, climate, or an experience) have an adverse effect on. No one was willing to disagree* with him.*
dissident	A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state. A dissident* who had been jailed by a military regime.*
encounter	Experience as a reaction. We have encountered one small problem.
enemy	A personal enemy. The enemy* attacked at dawn.*
hostile	Showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly. People are very hostile* to the idea.*
irreconcilable	(of people) implacably hostile to each other. Irreconcilable differences.
nemesis	Retributive justice. One risks nemesis* by uttering such words.*
objector	A person who expresses opposition to or disagreement with something. Objectors to the housing plans.
opponent	Someone who offers opposition. He beat his opponent* by a landslide margin.*
oppose	Be against; express opposition to. A workers movement opposed the regime.
opposing	Characterized by active hostility. The opposing* team.*
opposition	The principal parliamentary party opposed to that in office. Despite opposition* from the newspapers he went ahead.*
overtake	Catch up with and possibly overtake. Disaster overtook the town in 1296.
rival	Be the rival of be in competition with. He has no serious rival* for the job.*
strive	Struggle or fight vigorously. Scholars must strive* against bias.*
struggle	Engage in conflict. He struggled to break free.
unseat	Dislodge from one’s seat, as from a horse. Rawhide unseated Kevin Bradley at the first fence.