Rival
noun
A person or thing that tries to compete or do as well as another.
The two companies are rivals in the electronics market.
Often appears as...
- direct rival
- fiercest rival
adjective
Used to describe a person, group, etc. that competes with another.
They launched a rival product in an attempt to capture the market.
Often appears as...
- rival company
- rival team
verb
To try to be as good as or better than.
This year's sales have rivaled those of last year.
Often appears as...
- rival in quality
- rival in size
noun
A person who wants the same thing as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
He will be my biggest rival for the job.
Often appears as...
- closest rival
- immediate rival
noun
A person or thing that tries to compete or do as well as another.
The two companies are rivals in the electronics market.
Often appears as...
- direct rival
- fiercest rival
adjective
Used to describe a person, group, etc. that competes with another.
They launched a rival product in an attempt to capture the market.
Often appears as...
- rival company
- rival team
verb
To try to be as good as or better than.
This year's sales have rivaled those of last year.
Often appears as...
- rival in quality
- rival in size
noun
A person who wants the same thing as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
He will be my biggest rival for the job.
Often appears as...
- closest rival
- immediate rival
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Pro Tip 1/2Market Competition
Use 'rival' to discuss competition where businesses directly challenge each other.
Samsung is a well-known rival of Apple in the smartphone market.
Pro Tip 2/2Personal Ambition
'Rival' can imply a personal drive to meet or exceed someone's achievements.
As a runner, she saw her teammate as a friendly rival.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
So without a doubt, agriculture is the single most powerful force unleashed on this planet since the end of the ice age. No question. And it rivals climate change in importance. And they're both happening at the same time. But what's really important here to remember is that
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Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
-He looks more relaxed than I feel anyway. -Napoli. For nature's extreme fighters, intimidation is just as important as actual fighting. It's better to scare off a rival than risk death in battle, and believe me, I was definitely feeling intimidated. -Pet him. -Pat him?
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How did Hitler rise to...
to grant him emergency powers. Within a matter of months, freedom of the press was abolished, other parties were disbanded, and anti-Jewish laws were passed. Many of Hitler's early radical supporters were arrested and executed, along with potential rivals,
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Entrepreneurs come from...
best idea of all they were gonna rival Disney World and open a table and she amusement park I thought they were smoking dope all right here we are five years later they have a hundred and seventy five franchisees five company owner I'm just waiting for
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Where did Russia come...
literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.
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The Atlantic slave...
but criminals, debtors, or prisoners of war from rival tribes. By selling them, kings enriched their own realms, and strengthened them against neighboring enemies. African kingdoms prospered from the slave trade,
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Puppy Adopted By Cat...
pack animals beating your rivals to a drink is more important than cleanliness x-rays shows how the milk is thrown back once at five times the force of gravity and his mouth shuts like a trap as it is swallow
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Greg Wilson: Cheetahs on...
4s turbo Porsche it is unrivaled in the natural world and we needed to build a system and devised a plan and a method to be able to to to photograph it so I'd like to show you a quick video of a
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Why the metric system...
other nations followed, with colonial empires spreading the system around the world. As France's main rival, Britain had resisted revolutionary ideas and retained its traditional units.
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Chimpanzee Cannibalism PIPE...
An unfamiliar chimp call raises the tension. It's an uncertain time. The size of the rival group is as yet unknown.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
So without a doubt, agriculture is the single most powerful force unleashed on this planet since the end of the ice age. No question. And it rivals climate change in importance. And they're both happening at the same time. But what's really important here to remember is that
Video examples
Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
-He looks more relaxed than I feel anyway. -Napoli. For nature's extreme fighters, intimidation is just as important as actual fighting. It's better to scare off a rival than risk death in battle, and believe me, I was definitely feeling intimidated. -Pet him. -Pat him?
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
to grant him emergency powers. Within a matter of months, freedom of the press was abolished, other parties were disbanded, and anti-Jewish laws were passed. Many of Hitler's early radical supporters were arrested and executed, along with potential rivals,
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Entrepreneurs come from...
best idea of all they were gonna rival Disney World and open a table and she amusement park I thought they were smoking dope all right here we are five years later they have a hundred and seventy five franchisees five company owner I'm just waiting for
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Where did Russia come...
literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.
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The Atlantic slave...
but criminals, debtors, or prisoners of war from rival tribes. By selling them, kings enriched their own realms, and strengthened them against neighboring enemies. African kingdoms prospered from the slave trade,
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Puppy Adopted By Cat...
pack animals beating your rivals to a drink is more important than cleanliness x-rays shows how the milk is thrown back once at five times the force of gravity and his mouth shuts like a trap as it is swallow
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Greg Wilson: Cheetahs on...
4s turbo Porsche it is unrivaled in the natural world and we needed to build a system and devised a plan and a method to be able to to to photograph it so I'd like to show you a quick video of a
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Why the metric system...
other nations followed, with colonial empires spreading the system around the world. As France's main rival, Britain had resisted revolutionary ideas and retained its traditional units.
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Chimpanzee Cannibalism PIPE...
An unfamiliar chimp call raises the tension. It's an uncertain time. The size of the rival group is as yet unknown.
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Joshua Waitzkin
American Celebrity
The truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more naturally gifted than me - either with their mental machines or their bodies. But I have believed in my training, my approach to learning, and my ability to rise to the challenge under pressure.
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Sergio Busquets
Spanish Athlete
There has to be everything, but above all respect. Sometimes you cross the barrier of respect for many things - because you do not want to let the rival be, for being the eternal rival.
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Francisco Javier Gomez Noya
Spanish Athlete
Although I come from the world of swimming... my strong point is the running race, and it is the one I enjoy the most. It's where I have had a slight edge over my rivals.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory.
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John McEnroe
American Tennis Player
Of course for your main rivals, you're going to get extra motivated for it, particularly if you haven't played him for a long time.
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Pete Doherty
English Musician
My brother and I are not rivals. We are shipmates and best friends and the greatest songwriting partnership in the world.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.
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Hugo Lloris
French Athlete
You can be rivals out on the pitch, but respect is the most important thing.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.
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Casemiro
Brazilian Athlete
Of course we have respect for the rival.
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Joshua Waitzkin
American Celebrity
The truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more naturally gifted than me - either with their mental machines or their bodies. But I have believed in my training, my approach to learning, and my ability to rise to the challenge under pressure.
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Sergio Busquets
Spanish Athlete
There has to be everything, but above all respect. Sometimes you cross the barrier of respect for many things - because you do not want to let the rival be, for being the eternal rival.
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Francisco Javier Gomez Noya
Spanish Athlete
Although I come from the world of swimming... my strong point is the running race, and it is the one I enjoy the most. It's where I have had a slight edge over my rivals.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Writers and politicians are natural rivals. Both groups try to make the world in their own images; they fight for the same territory.
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John McEnroe
American Tennis Player
Of course for your main rivals, you're going to get extra motivated for it, particularly if you haven't played him for a long time.
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Pete Doherty
English Musician
My brother and I are not rivals. We are shipmates and best friends and the greatest songwriting partnership in the world.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.
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Hugo Lloris
French Athlete
You can be rivals out on the pitch, but respect is the most important thing.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.
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Casemiro
Brazilian Athlete
Of course we have respect for the rival.
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