Synonyms for Rival:

adj.
• competitive (adjective)
- most streetwise,
- more killer,
- more vying,
- dog eat dog,
- most vying,
- most killer,
- more competing,
- killer,
- most competing,
- more streetwise,
- killer instinct.
• equal (adjective)
- even off,
- resemble,
- come near to,
- near.
• factious (adjective)
- more estranged,
- insurgent,
- in-subordinate,
- tumultous tumultuous,
- more contending,
- tumultous-tumultuous,
- dis-affected,
- most troublemaking,
- dis affected,
- most estranged,
- in subordinate,
- most contending,
- most insurrectionary,
- more troublemaking,
- tumultoustumultuous,
- more insurrectionary.
• jealous (adjective)
- doubting,
- mistrustful,
- Possessory,
- grabby.
• opposed/opposing (adjective)
- most controverting,
- dis agreeing,
- anti-thetical,
- more protesting,
- more crossing,
- ex posing,
- more repelling,
- more exposing,
- more combating,
- most disputed,
- more anti,
- most crossing,
- most enemy,
- most gainsaying,
- dis-agreeing,
- most exposing,
- de-fending,
- most protesting,
- most combating,
- most dissentient,
- at crosspurposes,
- against grain,
- most opposed,
- more objecting,
- most repelling,
- more facing,
- most denying,
- more obstructive,
- ex-posing,
- restrictive,
- de fending,
- pro-testing,
- most defending,
- in-compatible,
- more denying,
- more enemy,
- more gainsaying,
- most anti,
- more defending,
- more disputing,
- more battling,
- more clashing,
- anti pathetic,
- pro testing,
- anti thetical,
- most obstructive,
- more controverting,
- most clashing,
- more disputed,
- anti-pathetic,
- in compatible,
- most objecting,
- more dissentient,
- most disputing,
- most facing,
- most battling.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- jealous,
- at odds,
- up against,
- streetwise,
- against the grain,
- opposed,
- in opposition,
- troublemaking,
- at cross purposes,
- factious,
- competitive,
- at cross-purposes,
- obstructive.
n.
- winning,
- adrift.
- verge on,
- challenge,
- favourite,
- the competition,
- all-comers,
- same,
- candidate,
- border on,
- field,
- favorite,
- approach.
- conflict,
- approximation,
- copy,
- clone,
- mirror image,
- carbon copy,
- double,
- echo.
- surpass,
- outstrip.
• adversary (noun)
- bad people,
- opposite numbers,
- oppugners,
- bad persons.
• antagonist (noun)
- oppugnants.
• bane (noun)
- nemesis.
• bete noire (noun)
- pet hates.
• challenger (noun)
- challenger.
• combatant (noun)
- mercenary,
- adversary,
- gladiator,
- swordsman,
- man-at-arms,
- thug,
- bully,
- struggler,
- assailant,
- rioter,
- combatant,
- quarreler,
- soldier,
- pugilist,
- tough,
- militant.
• competing (noun)
- conflicting,
- Vying,
- striving,
- Emulating,
- contending,
- Disputing,
- Contesting,
- Battling,
- antagonistic.
• competition (noun)
- competition.
• competitor (noun)
- corivals,
- co rival,
- Co-rival,
- co rivals,
- co-rivals.
• competitory (noun)
- competitory.
• contestant (noun)
- team members.
• enemy (noun)
- sanguinary,
- Sectary,
- invader,
- Archenemy,
- savage,
- sectarian,
- opposite,
- unfriendly,
- shrew,
- attacker.
• entrant (noun)
- incomers,
- Incomer,
- probationers,
- novices,
- new member,
- probationer,
- new members.
• fighter (noun)
- person at arm,
- person-at-arm,
- servicepersons,
- person at arms.
• foe (noun)
- hostile parties.
• match (noun)
- countertypes,
- re-plica,
- re plica.
• opponent (noun)
- assaulter,
- opposer,
- villain,
- foil.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- scrapper,
- duelist,
- side,
- serviceperson,
- emulators,
- battlers,
- GIS,
- anti,
- entrant,
- warlord,
- belligerents,
- disputant,
- disputants,
- heavies,
- fighter,
- bitter enemy,
- Oppugner,
- peer,
- foe,
- hopefuls,
- contender,
- CRIP,
- Mercenaries,
- opposite number,
- match,
- Corival,
- person-at-arms,
- contestant,
- participant,
- countertype,
- warrior,
- brawlers,
- bad person,
- Oppugnant,
- Corrival,
- jousters,
- hostile party,
- sluggers,
- battler,
- servicepeople,
- competitor,
- tanker,
- brawler,
- emulator,
- contesters,
- bruisers,
- ANTIS,
- warlords,
- opponent,
- tankers,
- team member,
- Jouster,
- contester,
- angries,
- equal,
- antagonist,
- lookalike,
- slugger,
- pet hate,
- opposition,
- bruiser,
- CRIPS,
- enemy,
- duelists,
- scrappers.
v.
• amount (verb)
- develop in to,
- develops into,
- ex tending,
- re ached,
- be come,
- wast equivalent to,
- be-coming,
- art tantamount to,
- re aching,
- developed into,
- checking with,
- re-aching,
- ex-tending,
- ex-tended,
- am tantamount to,
- ex tends,
- ex-tends,
- were equivalent to,
- was tantamount to,
- being tantamount to,
- be-came,
- being equivalent to,
- be comes,
- are equivalent to,
- developing in to,
- am equivalent to,
- be-come,
- ex tend,
- checks with,
- be-comes,
- develops in to,
- wert equivalent to,
- ex-tend,
- wert tantamount to,
- is equivalent to,
- is tantamount to,
- be came,
- developed in to,
- are tantamount to,
- ex tended,
- was equivalent to,
- were tantamount to,
- checked with,
- wast tantamount to,
- re-ached.
• come up to (verb)
• compare (verb)
- place juxtaposition,
- placing juxtaposition,
- hold candle to,
- weighing against another,
- matching up,
- placed in juxtaposition,
- held candle to,
- sets side by side,
- matches up,
- weighs against another,
- stacks against,
- held a candle to,
- holding candle to,
- sizes up,
- holding a candle to,
- places juxtaposition,
- stacking against,
- sized up,
- in spect,
- stacked against,
- setting side by side,
- stacking up against,
- in-spects,
- stacks up against,
- in spects,
- holds candle to,
- holds a candle to,
- weighed against another,
- sets against,
- places in juxtaposition,
- placing in juxtaposition,
- stack against,
- placed juxtaposition,
- in-spect,
- stacked up against.
• compete (verb)
- ins the hunt,
- be in running,
- scrambled for,
- inned the hunt,
- goes for broke,
- inned hunt,
- go for gold,
- jockeys for position,
- being in running,
- pits against,
- is running,
- went for the gold,
- wert in the running,
- was in running,
- was in the running,
- inning the hunt,
- went for broke,
- scrambles for,
- goes for gold,
- being running,
- is in the running,
- art in the running,
- participating in,
- being the running,
- wert in running,
- art the running,
- were in running,
- are in the running,
- pitted against,
- is in running,
- jockeying for position,
- seeking prize,
- wert running,
- am the running,
- was the running,
- are the running,
- takes part,
- running for,
- pits oneself against,
- matching strength,
- scrambling for,
- pitting oneself against,
- matching wits,
- wast in the running,
- jockeyed for position,
- am running,
- runs for,
- is the running,
- ins hunt,
- sought prize,
- wast in running,
- wast running,
- were running,
- seeks prize,
- went for gold,
- goes for the gold,
- inning hunt,
- matched strength,
- wert the running,
- were the running,
- are in running,
- wast the running,
- participates in,
- pitting against,
- art running,
- going for the gold,
- matches strength,
- in hunt,
- pitted oneself against,
- went after,
- be the running,
- are running,
- matched wits,
- art in running,
- copes with,
- matches wits,
- being in the running,
- going for gold,
- ran for,
- were in the running.
• competition (verb)
- rival.
• contest (verb)
- knuckling with,
- fighting over,
- rumpusses,
- knuckles with,
- de-fends,
- duelled,
- fights over,
- de fend,
- fought over,
- laid a finger on,
- putting on gloves,
- put gloves,
- de fends,
- squares off,
- laying finger on,
- laying a finger on,
- lays finger on,
- lays a finger on,
- sets to,
- gang on,
- de-fend,
- setting to,
- puts gloves,
- puts on gloves,
- gang upon,
- de-fended,
- lays out,
- put dukes,
- puts dukes,
- knuckled with,
- putting dukes,
- de fended,
- putting up dukes,
- laid finger on,
- puts up dukes,
- putting gloves.
• correspond (verb)
- being similar to,
- are similar to,
- was identical to,
- wast identical to,
- being consistent,
- am identical to,
- art similar to,
- were consistent,
- were identical to,
- are identical to,
- were similar to,
- is identical to,
- wert similar to,
- am consistent,
- lip syncs,
- art consistent,
- is consistent,
- was similar to,
- wast consistent,
- art identical to,
- partook of,
- being identical to,
- wast similar to,
- partaking of,
- was consistent,
- are consistent,
- lip syncing,
- wert consistent,
- wert identical to,
- lip synced,
- am similar to.
• emulate (verb)
- following in footsteps,
- rivalized,
- competing with,
- competed with,
- patterning after,
- doing like,
- out vies,
- didst like,
- does like,
- doest like,
- followed example of,
- contended with,
- going like,
- following footsteps,
- outvies,
- following suit,
- out vied,
- follows in footsteps,
- out-vying,
- patterned after,
- follows example of,
- follows footsteps,
- followed footsteps,
- outvying,
- out vie,
- dittoing,
- following the example of,
- contending with,
- following example of,
- follow example of,
- doeth like,
- contends with,
- rivalizes,
- dost like,
- made like,
- doth like,
- went like,
- patterns after,
- out-vies,
- followed the example of,
- vies with,
- making like,
- follows the example of,
- did like,
- out-vied,
- competes with,
- makes like,
- vied with,
- followed in footsteps,
- out vying,
- goes like,
- follow footsteps,
- rivalizing,
- out-vie.
• equal (verb)
- is tantamount,
- wast tantamount,
- running abreast,
- lives to,
- art level,
- measures up,
- art identical,
- wert commensurate,
- lived to,
- rising to,
- being level,
- was commensurate,
- rises to,
- being tantamount,
- are tantamount,
- living up to,
- rose to,
- wert level,
- live to,
- wast identical,
- being identical,
- are identical,
- squares with,
- are commensurate,
- am level,
- being commensurate,
- equipoising,
- co ordinate,
- measuring up,
- equiponderated,
- am commensurate,
- wast level,
- was identical,
- are level,
- keeping pace with,
- runs abreast,
- were level,
- were tantamount,
- wert tantamount,
- squaring with,
- am identical,
- keeps pace with,
- lives up to,
- squared with,
- equiponderates,
- art commensurate,
- was tantamount,
- were identical,
- equiponderating,
- wast commensurate,
- am tantamount,
- is commensurate,
- were commensurate,
- co ordinates,
- is level,
- was level,
- ran abreast,
- living to,
- wert identical,
- lived up to,
- kept pace with,
- art tantamount,
- measured up.
• equalize (verb)
- communized,
- commeasured,
- commeasuring,
- commeasures,
- evened up,
- communizes,
- evens up.
• keep up (verb)
- kept step,
- held on,
- keeps step,
- pre-serving,
- kept pace,
- running with,
- keeping step,
- pre-serves,
- holding on,
- pre serving,
- keeps pace,
- pre serves,
- pre-served,
- pre served,
- runs with,
- pre serve.
• meet (verb)
- dis charging,
- dis charge,
- dis-charge,
- dis charges,
- dis-charging,
- dis charged,
- dis-charged,
- dis-charges.
• play (verb)
- being team,
- dis porting,
- wast on a team,
- engages in,
- wast team,
- is team,
- being on team,
- is on a team,
- wert team,
- was team,
- am on a team,
- was on a team,
- wert on team,
- are team,
- dis-ported,
- dis-porting,
- was on team,
- were team,
- be a team,
- wert on a team,
- wert a team,
- being a team,
- am team,
- am on team,
- be team,
- are on team,
- is on team,
- wast a team,
- am a team,
- were a team,
- is a team,
- are on a team,
- be on team,
- dis ported,
- were on a team,
- wast on team,
- were on team,
- art team,
- engaging in,
- are a team,
- art a team,
- being on a team,
- was a team.
• recreate (verb)
- re create.
• take after (verb)
• tie (verb)
- being par,
- be par,
- keeping up with,
- keeps up with,
- wast neck and neck,
- wast on par,
- am neck neck,
- be neck neck,
- kept up with,
- is par,
- are on a par,
- was a par,
- were on par,
- be a par,
- is neck neck,
- were even,
- am even,
- art par,
- is a par,
- is even,
- being neck neck,
- are on par,
- wert neck and neck,
- were on a par,
- wast on a par,
- being on a par,
- are par,
- wert a par,
- was par,
- being a par,
- is on a par,
- were a par,
- art neck and neck,
- is neck and neck,
- was even,
- was on a par,
- were neck and neck,
- are even,
- was neck neck,
- am on par,
- wert even,
- wast even,
- being neck and neck,
- were par,
- wert on a par,
- wast par,
- keeping with,
- wast a par,
- wert neck neck,
- kept with,
- keeps with,
- am neck and neck,
- wast neck neck,
- deadlocking,
- wert par,
- are a par,
- art neck neck,
- being on par,
- am par,
- art a par,
- was neck and neck,
- being even,
- wert on par,
- be on par,
- am on a par,
- keep with,
- is on par,
- am a par,
- was on par,
- were neck neck.
• touch (verb)
• vie (verb)
- going for the jugular,
- is rivals,
- being rivals,
- are rivals,
- plays off,
- am rivals,
- playing off,
- went for the jugular,
- were rivals,
- goes for the jugular,
- art rivals,
- wast rivals,
- wert rivals,
- was rivals.
Other synonyms:
- outdo,
- outrank,
- outclass,
- behind,
- outwit,
- award-winning,
- outsmart,
- outperform,
- prize-winning,
- outdistance,
- blue-ribbon,
- nip and tuck,
- winningest,
- undone.
- outflank,
- better,
- opposing,
- cooperative,
- outshine,
- approximate,
- rise above.
- border,
- tower,
- verge,
- overtake.
- knock off.
- beat.
- top.
• amount
- tally,
- sum,
- be coming,
- develop into,
- check with,
- be equivalent to,
- be tantamount to,
- Summed,
- Summing,
- Tallied,
- developing into,
- Numbered.
• come up to
- compare with,
- come near,
- admit of comparison with,
- coming near,
- comparing with,
- bear comparison with,
- rank with,
- get near,
- stand comparison with,
- measure up to,
- come to,
- getting near,
- compared with.
• compare
- parallels,
- set side by side,
- Bracketed,
- matched up,
- place in juxtaposition,
- juxtaposed,
- Scanned,
- hold a candle to,
- weigh against another,
- size up,
- match up,
- set against,
- sizing up,
- stack up against,
- setting against,
- Bracketing,
- scanning.
• contend
- go for it,
- mix with,
- litigate,
- tangle with,
- mixed up with,
- shot at,
- give one's all,
- Jostled,
- go for jugular,
- give all one's got,
- push for,
- had at,
- shoot at,
- shoot for,
- mixed with,
- make play for,
- have at,
- mix it up with,
- knock oneself out,
- mix up with.
• correspond
- be identical to,
- partake of,
- be similar to,
- be consistent,
- is similar to,
- lip sync,
- partakes of.
• equal
- Equiponderate,
- square with,
- equipoised,
- keep pace with,
- be level,
- co-ordinate,
- measure up,
- be commensurate,
- is identical,
- equipoise,
- be identical,
- rise to,
- run abreast,
- Co-ordinates,
- be tantamount,
- live up to,
- equate.
• keep up
- keeping pace,
- keep pace,
- holds on,
- keep step,
- ran with,
- hold on,
- run with.
• Other relevant words:
- touch,
- meet,
- go for broke,
- amount,
- cope with,
- make like,
- democratized,
- run for,
- Bandying,
- pattern after,
- engaged in,
- fencing,
- compare,
- take after,
- going after,
- go for the jugular,
- communizing,
- grapple,
- put on gloves,
- follow the example of,
- play,
- equalize,
- regularized,
- go after,
- engage in,
- Disporting,
- even up,
- go like,
- emulate,
- be running,
- goes after,
- Struggled,
- Disported,
- Dueling,
- lay a finger on,
- compete with,
- be in the running,
- seek prize,
- keep up,
- feud,
- rivalize,
- altercates,
- regularizing,
- dueled,
- set to,
- vie with,
- Commeasure,
- put up dukes,
- follow in footsteps,
- taking part,
- compete,
- fight over,
- altercate,
- duel,
- jousted,
- dittoed,
- pit against,
- jousting,
- vying with,
- do like,
- participate in,
- democratizing,
- Altercated,
- play off,
- Vied,
- duelling,
- outvie,
- be rivals,
- Bandied,
- democratizes,
- lay finger on,
- was running,
- recreate,
- Altercating,
- contend with,
- jockey for position,
- took part,
- outvied,
- knuckle with,
- pit oneself against,
- evening up,
- communize,
- participated in,
- rumpusing,
- scramble for,
- re-create,
- contend,
- match strength,
- going for broke,
- Quarrelled,
- regularizes,
- democratize,
- contest,
- match wits,
- played off,
- square off,
- come up to,
- coped with,
- coping with,
- Emulated,
- squaring off,
- be on a team,
- rumpused,
- regularize,
- go for the gold,
- take part,
- correspond,
- squared off,
- vie,
- in the hunt,
- tussle.
• take after
- be like,
- looked like,
- looking like,
- looks like,
- act like,
- look like,
- follow in the footsteps of.
• tie
- be neck and neck,
- tied,
- deadlocked,
- be even,
- be on a par,
- keep up with.
• touch
- touching,
- be a match for,
- be in the same league,
- verging on.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- find,
- pair,
- breast the wave,
- contentious,
- hostile,
- litigant,
- restrain,
- affect emotionally,
- ape,
- aspirant,
- stir,
- uncooperative,
- oppose,
- grapple with,
- counter,
- give oneself airs,
- balance,
- bout,
- king,
- Reluctate,
- Rivaling,
- pugilistic,
- contact,
- struggle with,
- excite,
- relate,
- discrepant,
- apprehend,
- antagonize,
- stem,
- look big,
- comprehend,
- engage,
- Combating,
- compeer,
- be equivalent,
- budge,
- best,
- hoodlum,
- enforcer,
- antithetical,
- admit,
- warmonger,
- struggle against,
- recalcitrant,
- correspond to,
- beat against,
- vier,
- blade,
- bravo,
- suitor,
- contradictory,
- inimical,
- in competition,
- polemic,
- Squabbler,
- couple,
- rough,
- bear upon,
- other side,
- challenge comparison,
- outrival,
- buffet the waves,
- gorilla,
- entry,
- tilter,
- claimant,
- adverse,
- take on,
- counterpart,
- gladiatorial,
- rouse,
- emulous,
- gamecock,
- knock-off,
- buffet,
- congregate,
- cope,
- warring,
- affect,
- dissident,
- meet with,
- breast,
- tie,
- buddy,
- strong-armer,
- face-off,
- combative,
- extend to,
- swagger,
- pugnacious,
- bullyboy,
- belligerent,
- contention,
- join battle with,
- Palestric,
- controversialist,
- join battle,
- fit,
- fractious,
- strive,
- incompatible,
- follow,
- perverse,
- unpeaceful,
- take,
- noncooperative,
- Bickerer,
- pertain,
- strut,
- quarrelsome,
- Equipollent,
- tinct,
- fight,
- deal with,
- fellow,
- concern,
- consume,
- impact,
- champion,
- stack up,
- seeker,
- reach,
- belted knight,
- obtain,
- competing,
- contrasting,
- admit of comparison,
- repugnant,
- like,
- conterminous,
- agree,
- seek to displace,
- Oppositionist,
- bandit,
- draw,
- irreconcilable,
- twin,
- refer,
- bellicose,
- antithetic,
- race with,
- arouse,
- refractory,
- Swordplayer,
- border upon,
- break even,
- be commensurable,
- resist,
- stickle for,
- rivalry,
- oppositional,
- jockey,
- Against,
- adjoin,
- clashing,
- buck,
- break square,
- assume,
- goon,
- player,
- partake,
- unfavourable,
- rowdy,
- alien,
- equalise,
- accommodate,
- hood,
- warlike,
- streetfighter,
- negative,
- bridle,
- tier,
- amount to,
- insist upon,
- unpropitious,
- boast,
- battle,
- exceed,
- obstinate,
- combat,
- touch on,
- Reluct,
- equivalent,
- Contra,
- mate,
- close with,
- oppositive,
- for,
- fight against,
- eclipse,
- stack up with,
- square,
- knot,
- Scuffler,
- tamper with,
- even,
- be,
- wrangler,
- cross,
- plug-ugly,
- advert,
- sword,
- run to,
- swashbuckler,
- disturb,
- enmity,
- contrary,
- attempt,
- check,
- go for,
- transcend,
- bear on,
- coequal,
- parallel,
- adversative,
- con,
- Disaccordant,
- hatchet man,
- controversy,
- pretender,
- Mosstrooper,
- beat up against,
- assert,
- gibe,
- finalist,
- allude,
- dissentient,
- jibe,
- outjump,
- comer,
- converge,
- coordinate,
- overshadow,
- struggle,
- ruffian,
- pit,
- resister,
- excel,
- be comparable,
- be proud,
- cutthroat,
- agitate,
- ditto,
- in rivalry,
- hooligan,
- unfavorable,
- try,
- fencer,
- Overthwart,
- antipathetic,
- paragon,
- Palestrical,
- presume,
- comparative,
- knight.

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Equivalence
- Adjective
  competitor.
- Proper noun, singular
  competitor.
- Noun, singular or mass
  competitor.
Independent
- Adjective
  antagonism, belligerent, competing, concurrent, concurring, confrontational, hostile, opposing, Disputing, adversarial, competitors.
- Noun, singular or mass
  counterpart.
Other Related
- Adjective
  antagonistic, conflicting.
- Proper noun, singular
  rivalry.
- Noun, singular or mass
  adversary, contender, opponent, rivalry.

Homophones for Rival:

replay, rebel, rueful, repel, ravel, ravioli, refill, rabble, refuel, reply, rubeola, rifle, rape oil, Ruhr Valley, reveille, reveal, revile, revel, ruefully, rubel, raphael, ruffle, roble, robolo, repayable, rappel, revival, riffle, ripple, repeal, rubble, raffle, ruble, revalue, rouble, rubella.

Hypernym for Rival:

v.
- competition
  outvie, outrival.

Hyponym for Rival:

v.
- competition
  compete, vie, contend.
- stative
  compete, vie, contend.

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