Rival — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the contestant you hope to defeat

be equal to in quality or ability

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪvəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈaɪvəl/.

Examples

he had respect for his rivals
he wanted to know what the competition was doing
Nothing can rival cotton for durability

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

competitor match touch challenger competition contender equal

Parts of Speech

noun	the contestant you hope to defeat “he had respect for his rivals”
verb	be equal to in quality or ability “Nothing can rival cotton for durability”
verb	be the rival of, be in competition with “we are rivaling for first place in the race”

Word Forms

rivalrous	adjective	eager to surpass others
rival	verb	be the rival of, be in competition with
challenge	verb	issue a challenge to
compete	verb	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
contend	verb	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
equal	noun	a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
match	noun	a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
rival	noun	the contestant you hope to defeat
rivalry	noun	the act of competing as for profit or a prize

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rivale

der Teilnehmer, den Sie zu besiegen hoffen

🇮🇹Italian

rivale

il concorrente che speri di sconfiggere

🇳🇱Dutch

rivaal

de deelnemer die je hoopt te verslaan

🇷🇺Russian

соперник

участник, которого вы надеетесь победить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिद्वंद्वी

जिस प्रतियोगी को आप हराने की आशा करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী

যে প্রতিযোগীকে আপনি পরাজিত করতে আশা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

போட்டியாளர்

நீங்கள் தோற்கடிக்க நினைக்கும் போட்டியாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యర్థి

మీరు ఓడించాలని ఆశిస్తున్న పోటీదారు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिस्पर्धी

ज्या स्पर्धकाला तुम्ही पराभूत करू इच्छिता

🇮🇳Gujarati

હરીફ

જે સ્પર્ધકને તમે હરાવવાની આશા રાખો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ

ನೀವು ಸೋಲಿಸಲು ಆಶಿಸುವ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എതിരാളി

നിങ്ങൾ പരാജയപ്പെടുത്തുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന മത്സരാർത്ഥിയെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਜਿਸ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਯੋਗੀ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹਰਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حریف

جس مدمقابل کو آپ کو شکست دینے کی امید ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

竞争对手

你希望击败的参赛者

🇯🇵Japanese

ライバル

あなたが倒したい出場者

🇰🇷Korean

경쟁자

당신이 이기고 싶은 참가자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đối thủ

thí sinh mà bạn hy vọng đánh bại

🇹🇭Thai

คู่แข่ง

ผู้เข้าแข่งขันที่คุณหวังจะเอาชนะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyaingi

kontestan yang ingin Anda kalahkan

🇵🇭Filipino

karibal

ang kalahok na inaasahan mong matalo

🇲🇾Malay

saingan

peserta yang anda harap dapat kalahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منافسة

المتسابق الذي تتمنى هزيمته

🇮🇷Persian

رقیب

شرکت کننده ای که امیدوارید شکست دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

rakip

yenmeyi umduğunuz yarışmacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַרוֹת

המתמודד שאתה מקווה להביס

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