rival

Meaning of rival

noun
  1. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
    Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.
  2. Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
    As a social historian, he has no rival.
  3. One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
verb
  1. To oppose or compete with.
    to rival somebody in love
  2. To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
  3. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
adjective
  1. Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
    rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions

Information about rival

Hyphenation of rival

ri-val

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • rival is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

rival synonyms

Meaning challenger:

challenger, competitor, competition, contender

Meaning equal:

equal, touch, match

Translation of rival

Anagrams of rival

Avril, viral

Words that rhyme with rival

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