noun. One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.

noun. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.

noun. A companion or an associate in a particular duty.

intransitive verb. To attempt to equal or surpass.

intransitive verb. To be the equal of; match.

intransitive verb. To be a competitor or rival; compete.

noun. One having a common right or privilege with another; an associate; an alternating partner or companion in duty.

noun. One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one who strives to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which only one can possess; a competitor: as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown.

noun. One who emulates or strives to equal or exceed another in excellence; a competitor; an antagonist: as, two rivals in eloquence.

noun. Synonyms and See emulation.

Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority: as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.

To stand in competition with; seek to gain something in opposition to: as, to rival one in love.

To strive to equal or excel; emulate.

To be a competitor; act as a rival.

noun. A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

noun. One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor

intransitive verb. To be in rivalry.

adjective. Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority

transitive verb. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to.

transitive verb. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.

noun. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) who is well known to another and has similar skills and achievements. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

noun. Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.

verb. To oppose or compete with.

verb. To equal to or surpass another.

verb. be the rival of, be in competition with

noun. the contestant you hope to defeat

verb. be equal to in quality or ability

"Water wars have been with us for all of human history -- the word "rival" comes from a Latin word meaning "one who uses the same stream as another.""

competitor  

archrival  rivalry  

compete  contend  vie  

archival  arrival  revival  survival  

American  chief  contemporary  famous  noble  

admit of comparison  adversary  adversative  adverse  alien  

rivalled  rivalling  

rivaled  rivaling  rivalled  rivalling  rivals