rival

(rī'vəl)
n.

1. One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
2. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.
3. Obsolete. A companion or an associate in a particular duty.

v., -valed, or -valled, -val·ing, or -val·ling, -vals, or -vals.

v.tr.

1. To attempt to equal or surpass.
2. To be the equal of; match: "They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly rival" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

v.intr.
To be a competitor or rival; compete.

[Latin rīvālis, one using the same stream as another, a rival, from rīvus, stream.]

SYNONYMS   rival, compete, vie. These verbs mean to seek to equal or surpass another. Rival is the most general: "His ambition led him to rival the career of Edmund Burke" (Henry Adams). To compete is to contend with another or others to attain a goal, as a victory in a contest: Local hardware stores can't compete with discount outlets. Vie, often interchangeable with compete, sometimes stresses the challenge implicit in rivalry: The top three students vied for the title of valedictorian.

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The verb has inflected forms rivalled, rivalling, and in American English usually rivaled, rivaling.

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noun

One that competes: competition, competitor, contender, contestant, corrival, opponent. See conflict/cooperation.

verb

1. To come near, as in quality or amount: approach, approximate, border on (or upon), challenge, verge on. See same/different/compare.
2. To strive against (others) for victory: compete, contend, contest, emulate, vie. See conflict/cooperation.

adj

Definition: opposing
Antonyms: assisting, associate, supporting

n

Definition: person who opposes in competition
Antonyms: ally, associate, cohort, companion, partner

v

Definition: oppose; be a match for
Antonyms: aid, assist, cooperate, help, support

IN BRIEF: The person with whom one is competing; competitor.

My sister has no rival as a soccer player.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rival, konkurrent
v. tr. - rivalisere med, kappes med
v. intr. - konkurrere med, komme på højde med

Nederlands (Dutch)
mededinger, tegenstander, evenaren, tegenkandidaat

Français (French)
n. - rival, concurrent
v. tr. - égaler, rivaliser avec, rivaliser de
v. intr. - égaler, rivaliser, être l'égal de, rivaliser avec

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rivale
v. - gleichkommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντίπαλος, ανταγωνιστής, αντίζηλος
v. - ανταγωνίζομαι, συναγωνίζομαι, παραβγαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
rivaleggiare, rivale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rival
v. - rivalizar

Русский (Russian)
соперничать, соперник

Español (Spanish)
n. - rival, competidor
v. tr. - rivalizar con, competir con
v. intr. - competir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - konkurrent, tävlande
v. - tävla med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
竞争者, 敌手, 对手, 匹敌者, 可与之相比的人, 与...竞争, 比得上, 与...匹敌, 竞争

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 競爭者, 敵手, 對手, 匹敵者, 可與之相比的人
v. tr. - 與...競爭, 比得上, 與...匹敵
v. intr. - 競爭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경쟁자, 적, 상대
v. tr. - ~와 겨루다, ~와 경쟁하다, 맞겨루다
v. intr. - 경쟁하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 競争相手, 肩を並べる人, 敵手
adj. - 競争する
v. - 張り合う, 匹敵する, 比肩しうる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المنافس, المزاحم (فعل) منافس, مزاحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יריב, מתחרה, דבר או אדם השווה לאחר באיכותו‬
v. tr. - ‮השתווה אל, התחרה ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮השתווה אל, התחרה ב-‬

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