ALL meanings of rival
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R r - noun rival adversary, opponent 1
- adjective rival competing, opposing 1
- transitive verb rival be equal to 1
- noun rival a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor. 1
- noun rival a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority: a stadium without a rival. 1
- noun rival Obsolete. a companion in duty. 1
- adjective rival competing or standing in rivalry: rival suitors; rival businesses. 1
- verb with object rival to compete with in rivalry: strive to win from, equal, or outdo. 1
- verb with object rival to prove to be a worthy rival of: He soon rivaled the others in skill. 1
- verb with object rival to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry: The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty. 1
- verb without object rival to engage in rivalry; compete. 1
- countable noun rival Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things. 0
- countable noun rival If you say that someone or something has no rivals or is without rival, you mean that it is best of its type. 0
- verb rival If you say that one thing rivals another, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality. 0
- noun rival a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field 0
- noun rival (as modifier) 0
- noun rival a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others 0
- verb rival to be the equal or near equal of 0
- verb rival to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry 0
- noun rival a person who tries to get or do the same thing as another, or to equal or surpass another; competitor 0
- noun rival a person or thing that can equal or surpass another in some way; person or thing that can bear comparison 0
- noun rival an associate or companion in some duty 0
- adjective rival acting as a rival; competing 0
- verb transitive rival to try to equal or surpass; compete with 0
- verb transitive rival to equal in some way; be a match for 0
- intransitive verb rival to be a rival; compete (with) 0