rival
1. [ adjective ] being in competition
Synonyms: competing
Examples:

"rival suitors" "competing businesses"

Related terms: competitive
2. [ verb ] be equal to in quality or ability;
Synonyms: match touch equal
Examples:

"Nothing can rival cotton for durability" "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues" "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

Related terms: compete equal peer
3. [ noun ] (games) the contestant you hope to defeat
Synonyms: competitor contender competition challenger
Examples:

"he had respect for his rivals" "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

Related terms: contestant champion runner-up foe comer king street_fighter semifinalist front-runner tier finalist tilter compete
4. [ verb ] be the rival of, be in competition with
Examples:

"No city can rival Venice in beauty"

Related terms: compete outrival
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