English > rival: 3 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | The contestant you hope to defeat. |
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| Example | "he had respect for his rivals" |
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| Synonyms | challenger, competitor, competition, contender |
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| Narrower | champion, champ, title-holder | someone who has won first place in a competition |
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| comer | someone with a promising future |
| finalist | A contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition |
| foe, enemy | A personal enemy |
| front-runner, favorite, favourite | A competitor thought likely to win |
| king, queen, world-beater | A competitor who holds a preeminent position |
| runner-up, second best | The competitor who finishes second |
| scratch | A competitor who has withdrawn from competition |
| semifinalist | One of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination |
| street fighter | A contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods |
| tier | Any one of two or more competitors who tie one another |
| tilter | someone who engages in a tilt or joust |
| Broader | contestant | A person who participates in competitions |
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| Spanish | adversaria, adversario, aspirante, competición, competidora, competidor, contendiente, contrincante, desafiadora, desafiador, retadora, retador, rival |
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| Catalan | adversària, adversari, competidora, competidor, concursant, contrincant, rival |
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| Adjectives | rivalrous | eager to surpass others |
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| Verbs | rival | be the rival of, be in competition with |
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