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noun

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

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 suitors; rival businesses.

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verb (used with object)

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

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

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

verb (used without object)

to engage in rivalry; compete.

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

Related forms

ri·val·less, adjective

non·ri·val, noun, adjective

out·ri·val, verb (used with object), -valed, -val·ing or (especially British) -valled, -val·ling.

un·ri·val·ing, adjective

un·ri·val·ling, adjective

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

Antonyms
1. ally.

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Two rival economists have dueled in scholarly journals and in the public eye.

Health insurance for seniors is rival and excludable.

Some songbird couples harmonize to warn rival couples away from their territories.

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Two rival economists have dueled in scholarly journals and in the public eye.

Health insurance for seniors is rival and excludable.

Some songbird couples harmonize to warn rival couples away from their territories.

Marauder ants from one colony attack a member of a rival marauder colony, slowly tearing it limb from limb.

The turmoil led to the emergence of several rival sects, each one vying for dominance.

What's more, the speed at which a rival can come online is simply mind-boggling.

Theories surrounding tokamak construction and operation may not rival the big bang for philosophical discussion.

Nonetheless, the election campaign saw an unexpectedly high degree of rancour between the rival candidates and their supporters.

Although they often snap at vultures in the process, they rarely harm the rival scavengers.

True, the stag's primitive bellow is effective--smitten females approach while rival males look for cover.

The eighty-some houses were split north/south into two rival camps, which existed in a state of near-permanent hostility.

Man's best friend is getting a rival for your attention.

Editors wince when a cover letter contains the name of a rival press in first paragraph.

Any shareholder wishing to propose an alternative slate of directors must bear the cost of distributing a rival proxy.

Some experts speculate that its menacing brow was used in head-butting contests with rival males.

Aside from the different capacities, the two rival manufacturers are also betting on different technologies.

The biodiversity of the sea bottom may rival that of coral reefs and rain forests.

He is already stirring up a bit of a fuss, starting to rival me in the number of agitated readers.

Online advertising is becoming a serious rival to the traditional sort.

Watch the amazing challenges that lions and leopards take on to steal food from rival hunters.

Rival companies also face sales losses running into the billions.

He gives a performance directed at his mate and potentially rival males.

Hanley said he foresees the rise of voice-to-text technology as a rival to traditional text messaging.

Those working on the fossil reckon the species may have reached sizes to rival the blue whale.

Chimps have been known to form all-male bands that patrol their territory, even attacking and killing males from rival groups.

But clashes are less likely to occur if one or two rival monkeys embrace.

Such fights often ensue when a rival tries to filch a filly from another male's family.

Their names were clearly displayed for inspection by headhunters at rival software companies.

The company sued its leading commercial rival for patent infringement based on the patent and won in federal court.

With a rumble loud enough to rival a jackhammer, she broadcasts her availability for mating.

Parrots demonstrate impressive cognitive feats that rival the talents of chimps and dolphins.

But both are caught in a pincer movement as rival retailers become simultaneously more diversified and more specialised.

The network's notoriety incited widespread complaints, an ad war with its biggest rival and a consumer protest.

They will urge the student to file a complaint against a rival or spread malicious gossip.

In back-to-back seminars, physicists from rival experiments within the lab announced the discovery of a new.

But few rival spotted knapweed for sheer nastiness.

Elsewhere, rival candidates from the independent right flourished.

It has quickly established itself as a global currency without becoming a true rival to the greenback's status.

Invention of the stirrup may rival that of the longbow and gunpowder.

Enstrom discovered that the rival study, riddled with scientific.

Still, they are rushing to bring forward rival products.

If you're a gangster and walk into territory claimed by a rival gang, you could be shot to death without question.

Commission members issue rival reports, causing confusion and loss of credibility.

When a rival monkey tries to steal first dibs at a coconut, tensions rise in the temple troupe.

It seems incredible that algae harvesting could rival corn production in net energy yeilds.

The rocks and pools here create an abundance of opportunities and host a diversity of life to rival any rain forest.

Victory goes to the player who is best at blocking his or her rival.

The fastest way to replace a rival executive is to discredit and isolate him first.

The samples, they say, would rival moon rocks for sheer scientific import-and be nearly as hard to get.

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World English Dictionary

rival (ˈraɪv^əl)

—n
1.	a. a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field
	b. (as modifier): rival suitors; a rival company
2.	a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others: she is without rival in the field of economics

—vb , -vals, -valling, -valled, -vals, -valing, -valed
3.	to be the equal or near equal of: an empire that rivalled Rome
4.	to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry

[C16: from Latin rīvalis, literally: one who shares the same brook, from rīvus a brook]

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Word Origin & History

rival

1577, from L. rivalis "a rival," originally, "one who uses the same stream" (or "one on the opposite side of the stream"), from rivus "brook" (see rivulet). The notion is of the competitiveness of neighbors. The verb is first attested 1605.

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