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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ambitious |
| Synonyms: | aspiring, competitive, rivalrous |
| Main Entry: | imitative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simulated, unoriginal |
| Synonyms: | artful, copied, copycat, copying, counterfeit, deceptive, derivative, echoic, emulative, emulous, following, forged, mimetic, mimic, mimicking, mock, onomatopoeic, parrot, plagiarized, pseudo*, put-on, reflecting, reflective, secondhand, sham*, simulant |
| Antonyms: | different, genuine, original |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jealous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desirous; wary |
| Synonyms: | anxious, apprehensive, attentive, begrudging, covetous, demanding, doubting, emulous, envious, envying, grabby, grasping, green-eyed, grudging, guarded, intolerant, invidious, jaundiced, mistrustful, monopolizing, possessive, possessory, protective, questioning, resentful, rival, skeptical, solicitous, suspicious, vigilant, watchful, zealous |
| Notes: | jealous means envious or fearful of being replaced by a rival; zealous means marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
| Antonyms: | confident, content, satisfied, trusting, unresentful |
| Main Entry: | rival |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposing |
| Synonyms: | battling, combatant, combating, competing, competitive, conflicting, contending, contesting, cutthroat, disputing, emulating, emulous, equal, opposed, striving, vying |
| Antonyms: | assisting, associate, supporting |
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