rival

[US]/ˈraɪvl/
[UK]/ˈraɪvl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. competitor
vt. compete with, match up against

Phrases & Collocations

business rival

arch rival

rival firms

Example Sentences

assassinate a rival's character.

a clash of rival socialist philosophies.

rival companies; rival products; rival teams; rival schools.

his nearest rival in the javelin.

the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the Viennese.

leave one's rivals nowhere

We outbid our rivals at the auction.

rival factions within the party

a gang fight between two rival teenage gangs

his rivals don't stand a chance.

Don't gloat over your rival's misfortune.

the company spotted a crack in their rival's defences.

their rivals were foiled by the weather.

jumped the team and signed with a rival club.

he has no serious rival for the job.

she has no rivals as a female rock singer.

his rival withdrew from the race on the second lap.

They whaled their rivals 20 to 0.

Real-world Examples

You're barely there, let alone my romantic rival.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

The North Korea has remained their rival.

Source: CNN Selected March 2016 Collection

Follow their example and hire their rivals, too.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Electricity as a harnessed power has no rival.

Source: Discovery documentary "Understanding Electricity"

Hey, wait. Why does grandpa have a rival?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

By 1970, Sears was considered untouchable by it's rivals.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

And that's coming from one of Lyla's rivals.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

John Sturgis, the man she chose and your romantic rival.

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 1

A new study has warned that India's air pollution now rivals China's.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2017

From the 90s, Mario competes against Sonic, the mascot of Sega, Nintendo's main rival.

Source: Cross-dimensional character story

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