rival
Americannoun
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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, adversary, emulator, opponent
- Antonyms:
- ally
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a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority.
a stadium without a rival.
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Obsolete. a companion in duty.
adjective
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field
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( as modifier )
rival suitors
a rival company
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a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others
she is without rival in the field of economics
verb
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to be the equal or near equal of
an empire that rivalled Rome
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to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry
Related Words
See opponent.
Other Word Forms
- nonrival noun
- outrival verb (used with object)
- rivalless adjective
- unrivaling adjective
- unrivalling adjective
Etymology
Origin of rival
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin rīvālis, originally, “one who uses a stream in common with another,” equivalent to rīv(us) “stream” + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Detractors argued Horning had allowed the resort to lag behind rivals like Vail and Jackson Hole.
They will likely travel to Celtic Park and Edinburgh rivals Hibernian's Easter Road after the split and host Rangers, who beat them at Ibrox earlier this month.
From BBC
Burnham, who has been viewed as a potential leadership rival to Sir Keir, said: "What I was offering the party, I think, was an alternative path to the one that the party is now on."
From BBC
Mercedes' rivals were pushing for the compression ratio to be measured at operating temperature.
From BBC
Anthropic has distinguished itself from its rivals by touting its concern about AI safety.
From Los Angeles Times
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