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- pronunciation:
- raI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective, verb), Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person whom one tries to be better than; competitor.
Those two soccer players have been rivals for years.
- synonyms:
- competitor, contestant, opposition
- similar words:
- adversary, match
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| related words: |
antagonist, opponent, opposition |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
being, or able to be, a rival; competing.
The rival team will get the ball first.- synonyms:
- competing, competitive
- similar words:
- opposing
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rivals, rivaling, rivaled |
| definition 1: |
to be as good as; equal.
The desserts at this diner rival those at a fancy restaurant.- synonyms:
- equal, match
- similar words:
- approach, parallel, touch
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| definition 2: |
to try to do better than; compete with or against.
The team from Ohio rivals the Michigan team.- synonyms:
- fight
- similar words:
- battle, challenge, combat, contest, oppose
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Rival comes from rivus, a Latin word that means "stream." Rivalus, the Latin word for "rival," originally meant "a person who uses the same stream as another."
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