rival
noun
[ ˈrʌɪv(ə)l ]
• a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
• "he has no serious rival for the job"
Similar:
competitor,
opponent,
contestant,
contender,
challenger,
adversary,
antagonist,
enemy,
foe,
nemesis,
corrival,
vier,
rival
verb
• be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
• "he was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects"
Similar:
compete with,
vie with,
match,
be a match for,
equal,
emulate,
measure up to,
come up to,
compare with,
bear comparison with,
be comparable to/with,
parallel,
be in the same league as,
be in the same category as,
be on a par with,
be on a level with,
touch,
keep pace with,
keep up with,
challenge,
hold a candle to,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin rivalis, originally in the sense ‘person using the same stream as another’, from rivus ‘stream’.
