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rival

/ rival /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the contestant you hope to defeat
"he had respect for his rivals"
"he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
Type of:
contestant
Kinds of:
champion champ title-holder comer finalist
Derived:
compete vie contend challenge
verb Sense 2
be the rival of, be in competition with
"we are rivaling for first place in the race"
Type of:
compete vie contend
Kinds of:
outrival outvie
Derived:
challenger competitor competition contender contention
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
compete vie contend
Derived:
peer equal match compeer
Verb group:
equal match equalize equalise equate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

contestant champion champ title-holder comer finalist compete vie contend outrival outvie