Synonyms for rival
ˈraɪ vəlri·val

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1. rival

   An enemy in private life is one who is moved by hostile feeling with active disposition to injure; but in military language all who fight on the opposite side are called enemies or collectively "the enemy," where no personal animosity may be implied; foe, which is rather a poetical and literary word, implies intensely hostile spirit and purpose. An antagonist is one who opposes and is opposed actively and with intensity of effort; an opponent, one in whom the attitude of resistance is the more prominent; a competitor, one who seeks the same object for which another is striving; antagonists in wrestling, competitors in business, opponents in debate may contend with no personal ill will; rivals in love, ambition, etc., rarely avoid inimical feeling. Adversary was formerly much used in the general sense of antagonist or opponent, but is now less common, and largely restricted to the hostile sense; an adversary is ordinarily one who not only opposes another in fact, but does so with hostile spirit, or perhaps out of pure malignity; as, the great Adversary. Compare synonyms for AMBITION.

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, opponent

   Antonyms:
   abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, friend, helper, supporter

   Preposition:
   He was the enemy of my friend in the contest.

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1. rivalnoun

   Synonyms:
   antagonist, competitor, cosuitor

   Antonyms:
   adherent, supporter, comrade, coadjutor, neutral

2. rivalverb

   Synonyms:
   emulate, challenge, equal, contend, strive, compete

   Antonyms:
   succumb, surrender, yield, promote, reverence, retire, defer

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1. rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contenderverb

   the contestant you hope to defeat

   "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

   Synonyms:
   competition, competitor, contender, contention, rivalry, challenger, contest

2. equal, touch, rival, matchverb

   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:
   adjoin, touch, pit, have-to doe with, play off, pertain, couple, match, concern, fit, stir, tinge, refer, meet, equalize, twin, agree, be, gibe, oppose, tally, equalise, affect, pair, jibe, cope with, equate, relate, touch on, equal, tinct, bear on, allude, bear upon, reach, contact, correspond, come to, advert, impact, partake, extend to, mate, disturb, tint, check

3. rivalverb

   be the rival of, be in competition with

   "we are rivaling for first place in the race"

   Synonyms:
   touch, match, equal

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1. rivalnoun

   Synonyms:
   competitor, antagonist, opponent, rival candidate

2. rivaladjective

   Synonyms:
   competing, emulating, emulous

3. rivalverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose, compete with, contend with

4. rivalverb

   Synonyms:
   emulate, try to equal or excel

5. rivalverb

   Synonyms:
   match, equal, be equal to

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1. rivaladjective

   Synonyms:
   competing, competitive, emulative

2. rivalnoun

   Synonyms:
   competitor, emulator, antagonist

3. rivalverb

   Synonyms:
   compete, emulate

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1. List of paraphrases for "rival":

   competitor, competing, challenger, opponent, competition, contender, rivals, hostile, conflicting, compete, adversary

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1. Rival

   Synonyms:
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1. Steve Kerr:

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2. Dan Bosch:

   I expected the Biden administration to rival the Obama administration in terms of regulatory costs, but so far they have exceeded those expectations, the current administration’s commitment to addressing climate change through regulations — rather than new legislation from Congress — means that we should expect to see these costs continue to climb.

3. Randy Wittman:

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4. Atanas Djumaliev:

   However, we are rather niche players in commodities and do not aim to rival global trading houses such as Vitol or Glencore. Our priority is to support Russian clients locally and improve Russian export competitiveness on global markets.

5. Lo Chih-cheng:

   Her nomination indicates the unity of the KMT, closing the gap between her and the DPP( Democratic Progressive Party) rival, hung embraces the.