rival

Meaning

Adj

rival

Noun

rival

Concepts

rival

competitor

opponent

contender

challenger

adversary

competition

enemy

antagonist

contestant

contester

fellow

competitions

partner

racer

compete

rivalry

be rivals

corrival

rivalrous

Synonyms

concurrent

adversaire

compétiteur

opposant

concurrence

challengeur

ennemi

compétitrice

competiteur

antagoniste

chalengeur

participant

rivaliser

challenger

rivalité

Translations

rival

rivale

Rivale

rakip

rival

rival

antagonista

rivaal

Konkurrent

competidor

Nebenbuhler

mededinger

avversario

adversário

Gegner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁi.val/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: rīvālis

In summary

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