rival

[ˈraɪvl]

Definition:
1. The contestant you hope to defeat.
2. Be equal to in quality or ability.
3. Be the rival of, be in competition with.

'rival' example sentence:

1. Several of our employees have been poached by a rival firm.
2. He managed to hold a lead of two seconds over his closest rival.
3. He was indignant that his rival was offered the job.
4. Soon after the match resumed, his rival made a big mistake.
5. Their politics consisted of unstable power plays between rival groups.
6. He made several nasty insinuations about his rival.
7. The estate is at the centre of a bitter turf war between rival drug gangs.
8. She was still gloating over her rival's disappointment.
9. The two teams have always been rivals.
10. Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs.
11. Thackeray was Dickens' only real rival as a popular novelist.
12. That would make the competition between rival suppliers even deadlier.
13. The rival political parties are already jockeying for power.
14. She has a 12-point lead over her nearest rival.
15. Some believe this level of compensation is essentially a poison pill to put off any rival bidders.
16. It was a personal triumph over her old rival.
17. This latest design has no rivals.
18. There are always fights going on between rival bikers.
19. We want to go into the semifinal, no matter who the rival is.
20. She always managed to outsmart her political rivals.
21. His family believe that his murder was engineered by a business rival.
22. They had a large majority over their nearest rivals.
23. There is often no discernible difference between rival brands.
24. The champion is leading (her nearest rival) by 18 seconds.
25. The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
26. This year the newspaper has outsold its main rival.
27. Two rival laser surgery systems are undergoing clinical trials in the US.
28. Two rival laser surgery systems are undergoing clinical trials in the U.S.
29. Their smaller rival is battling to end their duopoly.
30. The paper had inside information and scooped all its rivals.
31. We're old rivals.
32. His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.
33. The company continues to ship more computer systems than its rivals.
34. Can our industry compete on equal terms with its overseas rivals?
35. She pipped her rival for the gold medal.
36. They finished the year six places above their local rivals.
37. The company has established total supremacy over its rivals.
38. Fighting had broken out between rival groups of fans.
39. A fight broke out between rival groups of fans.
40. Bank of America merged with a rival bank.
41. The team reclaimed the title from their rivals.
42. The situation has an added piquancy since the two men are also rivals in love.
43. Their latest computer outstrips all its rivals.
44. He was shot by a member of a rival gang.
45. You will find scenery to rival anything you can see in the Alps.
46. He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
47. Airtours conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad.
48. Reiner, 56, has all but conceded the race to his rival.
49. Rival fans hurled abuse at each other.
50. The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals.
51. We were able to undercut our European rivals by 5%.