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rival
[ rahy-vuhl ]
noun
- a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority:
a stadium without a rival.
- Obsolete. a companion in duty.
adjective
- competing or standing in rivalry: rival businesses.
rival suitors;
rival businesses.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
- to compete with in rivalry; strive to win from, equal, or outdo.
Synonyms:
- to prove to be a worthy rival of:
He soon rivaled the others in skill.
- to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry:
The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to engage in rivalry; compete.
rival
/ ˈ°ù²¹Éª±¹É™±ô /
noun
- a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field
- ( as modifier )
rival suitors
a rival company
- a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others
she is without rival in the field of economics
verb
- to be the equal or near equal of
an empire that rivalled Rome
- to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù¾±î€ƒv²¹±ô·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·°ù¾±î€ƒv²¹±ô noun adjective
- ´Ç³Ü³Ùr¾±î€ƒv²¹±ô verb (used with object) outrivaled outrivaling or (especially British) outrivalled outrivalling
- ³Ü²Ô·°ù¾±î€ƒv²¹±ô·¾±²Ô²µ adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·°ù¾±î€ƒv²¹±ô·±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rival1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It didn’t take along, however, for him to develop a love of the game that at least rivaled his love for the money that lined his pockets.
Israel sees preventing its rival Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon as central to its long-term security.
He had previously backed the rival Democratic Party, and his intervention was seen as an important electoral endorsement from the world of business.
He can’t go back to Russia, where he would be considered a terrorist sponsor for donating to the campaign of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s biggest political rival, who died under suspicious circumstances last year.
Firstly, it has to be said Liverpool's usual rivals are not having their best seasons.
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