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. 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.

Concepts

rival

competitor

opponent

enemy

compete

contender

adversary

contestant

match

competition

foe

challenger

vie

antagonist

equal

emulate

contend

compete with

contest

rivalry

oppose

fighter

opposition

opposing

touch

be rivals

racer

challenge

partner

tournament

bear

comparing with

opponents

fight

competitior

competing

strive

not a friend

envious

be equal

emulator

collateral

comparative

vie with

opponet

rebel

villain

warrior

opposer

antagonize

bid

race

approach

beat

contester

corrival

fellow

addressee

companion

customer

other party

competitive

vier

competitions

enmity

hate

hatred

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹaɪvəl/

Etymology

From Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”), from rīvus (“small stream, brook”).

Sentences

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