Definition of rival

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Rival (n.) One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown..

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Rivality :: Rivality (n.) Rivalry; competition.
Jealous :: Jealous (a.) Exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.
Competitory :: Competitory (a.) Acting in competition; competing; rival.
Rivalled :: Rivalled () of Riva.
Arrival :: Arrival (n.) The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land..
Tetravalence :: Tetravalence (n.) The quality or state of being tetravalent; quadrivalence.
Incoming :: Incoming (n.) The act of coming in; arrival.
Trivalve :: Trivalve (n.) Anything having three valves, especially a shell..
Emulation :: Emulation (n.) Jea/ous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
Rival :: Rival (v. t.) To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love..
Strive :: Strive (v. i.) To vie; to compete; to be a rival.
Supplant :: Supplant (n.) To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince..
Tetravalent :: Tetravalent (a.) Having a valence of four; tetratomic; quadrivalent.
Delay :: Delay (n.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow..
Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize..
Unequaled :: Unequaled (a.) Not equaled; unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding; surpassing; -- in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness..
Advent :: Advent (n.) Coming; any important arrival; approach.
Overdue :: Overdue (a.) Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note..
Paragon :: Paragon (n.) Emulation; rivalry; competition.
Emulatory :: Emulatory (a.) Pertaining to emulation; connected with rivalry.
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