1. (

• rival ,
• challenger ,
• competitor ,
• competition ,
• contender

) the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" ;

1. (

• equal ,
• touch ,
• rival ,
• match ,

) be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" ;

2. (

• rival

) be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" ;