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1. Be equal to in quality or ability
   "Nothing can rival cotton for durability";
   - equal, touch, match
    
2. Be the rival of, be in competition with
   "we are rivaling for first place in the race"

1. The contestant you hope to defeat
   "he had respect for his rivals";
   - challenger, competitor, competition, contender
    
2. Someone or something with similar quality as another
   "As a social historian, he has no rival"

1. As a rival in a competition

Derived forms: rivaling, rivalled, rivals, rivalling, rivaled

See also: hostile

Type of: compete, contend, contestant, vie

Encyclopedia: Rival