the contestant you hope to defeat
"The rivals had a great respect for one another."
be the rival of, be in competition with
"we are rivaling for first place in the race"
be equal to in quality or ability
"Nothing can rival cotton for durability"
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"word": "rival",
"definition": {
"word": "rival",
"editors": [
"jessecurry"
],
"meanings": [
{
"id": "18370f4303",
"def": "the contestant you hope to defeat",
"example": "The rivals had a great respect for one another.",
"synonyms": [
"competition"
],
"speech_part": "noun"
},
{
"id": "7cff916b11",
"def": "be the rival of, be in competition with",
"example": "we are rivaling for first place in the race",
"speech_part": "verb"
},
{
"id": "e8399a10f2",
"def": "be equal to in quality or ability",
"example": "Nothing can rival cotton for durability",
"synonyms": [
"touch"
],
"speech_part": "verb"
}
],
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"contributors": [
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"sabreuse",
"malrase"
]
},
"created_at": "2025-06-07T16:19:52.187Z",
"updated_at": "2025-06-07T16:19:52.187Z",
"url": "https://www.alphabeticall.net/wordset_words/80472.json"
}