rival

/'raivəl/

Friendly

Word: Rival

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb

Summary:

• A rival is someone you compete against, whether in sports, business, or any other area.
• As a verb, to rival means to compete with or match someone in ability or quality.
• The related noun "rivalry" describes the competition between rivals.

Academic

Noun

1. the contestant you hope to defeat
   • he had respect for his rivals
   • he wanted to know what the competition was doing

Verb

1. be the rival of, be in competition with
   • we are rivaling for first place in the race
2. be equal to in quality or ability
   • Nothing can rival cotton for durability
   • Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
   • Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents

Synonyms

• challenger
• competitor
• competition
• contender
• equal
• touch
• match