Rival

Quick meaning: Rival is a noun meaning Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.

Meaning

Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.

More Meanings

1. Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
2. (transitive) To oppose or compete with.
3. To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
4. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
5. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
6. (obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

Example Sentences

rival lovers

rival claims or pretensions

As a social historian, he has no rival.

Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.

Word Forms

• rivals
• rivaling
• rivalling
• rivaled
• rivalled

Synonyms for rival

Depending on context, synonyms include touch, match, competition, contender, competitor, equal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include competitor, competitory, challenger, competition, competing, contender.

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