Associations to the word «Rivaling»
Noun
- Bloc
- Afl
- Cup
- Aba
- Ries
- Dodger
- Finishing
- Weekly
- Coronation
- Absolute
- Stalin
- Prasad
- Warrington
- Peterborough
- Aldershot
- Season
- Pisum
- Habsburg
- Allegiance
- Sabotage
- Samoa
- Charger
- Flyer
- Ridicule
- Salisbury
- Palermo
- Barnet
- Bournemouth
- Bidding
- Compatriot
- Shrewsbury
- Adherent
- Capital
- Header
- Division
- Assassination
- Maroon
- Caliphate
- Princes
- Vassal
- Gao
- Jae
- Matilda
- Federalist
- Preston
- Struggle
- Monarch
- Eruption
- Liu
- Persia
- Fee
- Burgundy
- Byzantium
- Hostility
- Henchman
- Giant
- Soap
- Camper
- Pretext
- Diversity
- Wu
- Verona
- Conflict
- Bonaparte
- Rating
- Bounty
- Uniting
- Ally
- Parti
Adjective
Wiktionary
RIVAL, noun. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
RIVAL, noun. Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
RIVAL, noun. (obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
RIVAL, adjective. Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
RIVAL, verb. (transitive) To oppose or compete with.
RIVAL, verb. To be equal to or to surpass another.
RIVAL, verb. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
Dictionary definition
RIVAL, noun. The contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing".
RIVAL, verb. 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".
RIVAL, verb. Be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.