rival
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈraɪvəl/
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rival
- The dancer was excited to perform against her rival in the competition.
- a chief rival
- an arch-rival
- a political rival
Well, is it true we're meant to be rivals soon, are we?
- Well, is it true we're meant to be rivals soon, are we?
- Now Trump's negotiation strategy seems to be telling both rivals they're his best friends.
- God turn my lover into a fox and make my rival into a chicken, right?
- So you'll recall that Hamilton and Jefferson were rivals both within the Washington administration.
- So in that sense, I must be prepared for a women rival competing with me.
- This was described as being academic rivals to lovers.
Examples
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Pound was a friend and rival for Williams throughout his career.
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But with Adams as a rival, this was soon to change.
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When your rival is powerful, find an opportunity.
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And they were like a rival gang of my area.
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His championship rival, James Hunt, is a long way up the road.
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Until today we were rivals and now we're colleagues.
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Britain and France were old rivals in Europe and overseas.
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In the early days of the PC, Apples worthy rival was IBM.
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What is the name of Dee's rival in the beauty pageant?
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In the episodes, the teenagers joke, "trash talk" their rivals and support their teammates.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who wants to harm or defeat you
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2.1
A person or team you are trying to beat
298
2.4
A person, team, or company that tries to beat others in contests and business
192
3.6
A person, team, or company that tries to beat the current champion
152
3.5
A person or team that competes to win a championship
152
6.1
A person, team or group that is against you
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3.5
A person or group that fights against you in a conflict
45
8.1
A powerful enemy or thing that causes someone's defeat
20
3.4
The person or team you compete against in a contest
19
6.3
A person who opposes another person, often in a story or argument
6
4.9
The main opponent someone or a team competes with for a long time
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7.8
A person's main enemy who often opposes them
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9.7
A person or team you compete against, for example in sport
Antonyms
Compounds
How Competitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rival comes from Latin rivalis, originally for a person who shared the same riva 'bank' or water source as someone else and so became a competitor, and that is why a rival is a 'competitor'.