rival

Definition

Examples

Our main rival just launched a cheaper version of the product.

Word Family

Synonyms

• competitorthe contestant you hope to defeat
• opponenta contestant that you are matched against
• adversarysomeone who offers opposition

Collocations

• Easy play against a rival team
  to play against a rival team, meaning to participate in games or sport
• Medium compete against commercial rivals for market share
  to compete against commercial rivals for market share, meaning to compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Hard unseat an entrenched industry rival through innovation
  to unseat an entrenched industry rival through innovation, meaning to remove from political office
• Very Hard possess an intellect without equal or rival
  to possess an intellect without equal or rival, meaning to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill