Word Meaning

Meaning of rival

- A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
- 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.
- Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.
- To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
- To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
- To be in rivalry.

Crossword clue for rival

- Adversary
- Challenger
- Competitor
- Opponent