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rival
[ rahy-vuhl ]
noun
- a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
Synonyms: antagonist, adversary, emulator, opponent
Antonyms: ally
- a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority:
a stadium without a rival.
- Obsolete. a companion in duty.
adjective
- competing or standing in rivalry: rival businesses.
rival suitors;
rival businesses.
Synonyms: opposed, competitive
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to engage in rivalry; compete.
rival
/ ˈraɪvəl /
noun
- a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field
- ( as modifier )
rival suitors
a rival company
- a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others
she is without rival in the field of economics
verb
- to be the equal or near equal of
an empire that rivalled Rome
- to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry
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Other Words From
- rival·less adjective
- non·rival noun adjective
- outrival verb (used with object) outrivaled outrivaling or (especially British) outrivalled outrivalling
- un·rival·ing adjective
- un·rival·ling adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rival1
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Example Sentences
“The US cannot tolerate the idea of any rival economic entity,” Stone writes.
Launched just 13 years ago, it quickly became a serious rival to MAS and a rising juggernaut in Asia.
Assad-affiliated Christian militias skirt around the territory of rival groups aligned with the YPG.
Abramson, biting her tongue, was widely portrayed in rival outlets as classily above the fray.
They unleashed a hail of bullets to rival the final scene in ‘Bonnie and Clyde.’
He could not tell what I meant by secrets of state, where an enemy or some rival nation were not in the case.
He and his friends obtained the lease, for thirty-one years, of a rival line, which turned out a great financial success.
Bonaparte already foresaw the day when France should lie at his feet; he instinctively divined in Bernadotte a possible rival.
But later the Marshal had bitter cause to repent these triumphs won over his rival.
Even Tim, so fine and big, had in this homely, lanky man a rival well worth watching.
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