<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another</li><li>competitor</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>antagonist</li><li>adversary</li><li>emulator</li><li>opponent</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>ally</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority</li><li>a stadium without a rival</li></ul><p><strong>Obsolete</strong></p><ul><li>a companion in duty</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>competing or standing in rivalry</li><li>rival businesses</li><li>rival suitors</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>opposed</li><li>competitive</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to compete with in rivalry</li><li>strive to win from, equal, or outdo</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>oppose</li></ul><p><strong>Examples</strong></p><ul><li>to prove to be a worthy rival of: He soon rivaled the others in skill.</li><li>to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry: The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>emulate</li><li>match</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to engage in rivalry</li><li>compete</li></ul>