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ri·val

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l] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, -valed, -val·ing or (especially British

) -valled, -val·ling.

–noun

1.	a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.

2.	a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority: a stadium without a rival.

3.	Obsolete. a companion in duty.

–adjective

4.	competing or standing in rivalry: rival suitors; rival businesses.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to compete with in rivalry: strive to win from, equal, or outdo.

6.	to prove to be a worthy rival of: He soon rivaled the others in skill.

7.	to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry: The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty.

–verb (used without object)

8.	to engage in rivalry; compete.

[Origin: 1570–80; < L rīvālis orig., one who uses a stream in common with another, equiv. to rīv(us) stream + -ālis -al¹

]

—Related forms

ri·val·less, adjective

—Synonyms 1. contestant, emulator, antagonist. See opponent. 4. competitive, opposed. 5. oppose. 7. match, emulate.

—Antonyms 1. ally.

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ri·val Audio Help (rī'vəl) Pronunciation Key
n.

One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.
Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.

v. ri·valed or ri·valled, ri·val·ing or ri·val·ling, ri·vals

v. tr.

To attempt to equal or surpass.
To be the equal of; match: "They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly rival" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

v. intr.
To be a competitor or rival; compete.

[Latin rīvālis, one using the same stream as another, a rival, from rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to seek to equal or surpass another. Rival is the most general: "His ambition led him to rival the career of Edmund Burke" (Henry Adams).
To compete is to contend with another or others to attain a goal, as a victory in a contest: Local hardware stores can't compete with discount outlets.
Vie, often interchangeable with compete, sometimes stresses the challenge implicit in rivalry: The top three students vied for the title of valedictorian.