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)
  • measures up to,
  • bearing comparison with,
  • ranks with,
  • measures to,
  • got near,
  • admitting of comparison with,
  • bears comparison with,
  • measuring to,
  • measuring up to,
  • gat near,
  • admitted of comparison with,
  • admitted comparison with,
  • comes near,
  • gets near,
  • admit comparison with,
  • ranked with,
  • measured to,
  • came near,
  • compares with,
  • beared comparison with,
  • standing comparison with,
  • admits comparison with,
  • gotten near,
  • bare comparison with,
  • stands comparison with,
  • ranking with,
  • measure to,
  • admitting comparison with,
  • measured up to,
  • stood comparison with,
  • admits of comparison with,
  • bore comparison with.
  •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)
  • were like,
  • follow in footsteps of,
  • is like,
  • being like,
  • am like,
  • are like,
  • follows the footsteps of,
  • was like,
  • following footsteps of,
  • followed footsteps of,
  • wert like,
  • follow footsteps of,
  • art like,
  • following in footsteps of,
  • follow the footsteps of,
  • follows in the footsteps of,
  • acting like,
  • following in the footsteps of,
  • follows in footsteps of,
  • acts like,
  • followed the footsteps of,
  • followed in the footsteps of,
  • followed in footsteps of,
  • follows footsteps of,
  • wast like,
  • following the footsteps of,
  • acted like.
  •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)
  • art match for,
  • wert in the same league,
  • is in the same league,
  • verges on,
  • was in same league,
  • wast in the same league,
  • were match for,
  • is in same league,
  • am a match for,
  • be same league,
  • be in same league,
  • was same league,
  • were same league,
  • wert match for,
  • is the same league,
  • am same league,
  • being in same league,
  • art same league,
  • wert same league,
  • be the same league,
  • was in the same league,
  • were in same league,
  • wast in same league,
  • wert the same league,
  • was the same league,
  • is a match for,
  • art in the same league,
  • are in same league,
  • wast same league,
  • being same league,
  • being the same league,
  • wert in same league,
  • were in the same league,
  • was match for,
  • were a match for,
  • art in same league,
  • are a match for,
  • wast the same league,
  • are the same league,
  • is same league,
  • art a match for,
  • being in the same league,
  • were the same league,
  • being a match for,
  • art the same league,
  • wert a match for,
  • being match for,
  • is match for,
  • was a match for,
  • are same league,
  • are in the same league,
  • be match for,
  • am the same league,
  • wast a match for,
  • am match for,
  • wast match for,
  • verged on.
  •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.

Paraphrases for Rival:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    competitor.
  • Proper noun, singular
    competitor.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    competitor.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    competing, confrontational, adversarial, Disputing, hostile, opposing, concurrent, competitors, antagonism, belligerent, concurring.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    counterpart.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    conflicting, antagonistic.
  • Proper noun, singular
    rivalry.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    opponent, adversary, contender, rivalry.

Antonyms for Rival:

• adj.

  • opposing
    associate, Assisting, supporting.

• n.

  • person who opposes in competition
    helper, cohort, ally, companion, difference.
  • Other antonyms:
    abettor, exponent, sympathizer, accessory.

• v.

  • oppose; be a match for
    disconnect, aid, give up, cooperate, support, assist, help, leave.

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.