rival Sentence Examples
- The two companies were bitter rivals, constantly vying for market share.
- Their rivalry extended beyond the battlefield, spilling into personal animosity.
- The rival gangs engaged in a violent turf war that terrorized the neighborhood.
- The star athletes were rivals on the court and close friends off it.
- The rival nations had been locked in a cold war for decades.
- The rival political parties were evenly matched in the polls.
- The rival siblings competed fiercely for their parents' attention.
- The rival scientists raced to be the first to make a major discovery.
- The rival teams played a thrilling match that went down to the wire.
- The old rivals reunited as allies, realizing that their shared history was more important than their past differences.
rival Meaning
rival (n)
the contestant you hope to defeat
rival (v)
be equal to in quality or ability
be the rival of, be in competition with
rival (n.)
A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
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; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown.
rival (a.)
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.
rival (v. t.)
To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
rival (v. i.)
To be in rivalry.
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FAQs About the word rival
the contestant you hope to defeat, be equal to in quality or ability, be the rival of, be in competition withA person having a common right or privilege with an
colleague, fellow, counterpart,equivalent, partner, companion, parallel, competitor, compeer, equal
ally, accomplice, accomplice,partner, ally, partner, proponent, champion, supporter, advocate
The two companies were bitter rivals, constantly vying for market share.
Their rivalry extended beyond the battlefield, spilling into personal animosity.
The rival gangs engaged in a violent turf war that terrorized the neighborhood.
The star athletes were rivals on the court and close friends off it.
