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ri‧val /ˈraɪvəl/ noun [countable]
rival verb (past tense and past participle rivalled, present participle rivalling, rivaled, rivaling)
رقیب
هم آورد، حریف، هم چشم، هم چشمی کننده، نظیر، شبیه، هم چشمی، رقابت کردن، بازرگانی: رقیب، نظامی: طرف مقابل دعوا
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Advanced Persian Dictionaryصنایع: هم چشم، رقیب
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Synonyms & Related Wordsrival[noun]Synonyms:- opponent, adversary, competitor, contender, contestant
[adjective]Synonyms:- competing, conflicting, opposing
[verb]Synonyms:- equal, be a match for, come up to, compare with, compete, match
Related Words: contender,
contestant,
entrant,
adversary,
antagonist,
opponent,
attempt,
strive,
struggle,
try,
contend,
fight [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. ri‧val1 W3 /ˈraɪv
əl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: rivalis 'someone who uses the same stream as another, rival in love', from rivus 'stream']
1. a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc
Synonym : competitor:
This gives the company a competitive advantage over its rivals.rival for
his chief rival for the job
He finished 39 seconds ahead of his main rival.
She was 2 minutes faster than her nearest rival.
a game against their old rivals, Manchester United
They still remain bitter rivals (=hate each other).
Their sales have now overtaken those of their arch-rival (=main or strongest rival).rival company/firm/team etc
Sheena left her job and went to work for a rival company.2. one of a group of things that people can choose between:
The newest model has several advantages over its rivals. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. rival2 verb (
past tense and past participle rivalled,
present participle rivalling British English,
rivaled,
rivaling American English)
[transitive] to be as good or important as someone or something else ⇒
unrivalled:
The college’s facilities rival those of Harvard and Yale.
a stadium to rival any in the world [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsrival noun ADJ. arch, bitter, close, deadly, fierce, great, serious | biggest, chief, main, nearest, principal | long-standing, old They're old political rivals.
jealous | foreign, international The company is well equipped to compete with its international rivals.
business, political VERB + RIVAL have She has no rivals for the job.
beat, defeat RIVAL + NOUN candidate | faction, gang, group | company, firm | bid, offer | claim PREP. ~ for They were rivals for her love.
~ in They were rivals in love.
~ to Grand it may be, but this cathedral is no rival to the great cathedral of Amiens. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲