rival

Meaning

Noun

1. 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.
2. Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
3. (obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

Adj

Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

Verb

1. (transitive) To oppose or compete with.
2. To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
3. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.

Synonyms

competitor

opponent

enemy

compete

contender

adversary

contestant

match

competition

foe

challenger

equal

antagonist

vie

emulate

contend

compete with

contest

rivalry

oppose

touch

challenge

partner

opposing

fighter

opposition

racer

be rivals

warrior

be equal

other party

vie with

comparing with

corrival

hate

😡

competitior

not a friend

addressee

opponet

antagonize

approach

bear

🐻

beat

bid

collateral

companion

comparative

competing

competitions

competitive

Translations

rival

rivale

concurrent

Konkurrent

rival

Rivale

rivaliser

ανταγωνιστής

rival

adversaire

rivaal

rival

concurreren

concurrent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹaɪvəl/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”).

Sentences

Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run ?