Synonyms of the word

rivalry

• n. The relationship between two or more rivals who regularly compete with each other. The term usually applies…
• n. In economics, rivalry is a characteristic of a good. Rivalrous goods are those which can be consumed by…

competition

• n. (uncountable) The action of competing.
• n. (countable) A contest for a prize or award.
• n. (uncountable, collectively) The competitors in such a contest.

contention

• n. argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
• n. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion…
• n. (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.