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      rival
      noun
      the contestant you hope to defeat
      verb
      be the rival of, be in competition with
      be equal to in quality or ability
      Roots
      rivalisrival- · Latin · one using same stream
      Synonyms for rival
      competitorncorrivalcontenderncompetitionnoutvievcompetingvadversarynvyingvopponentnmatchvemulousadjcontestantncompetitiveadj
      Words related to rival
      nonrivalrivalizevcorivalrivalessadjarchrivaladjchallengernrivalshipnnoncompetitoroutrivalvcorrivalshipnrivalryncontendentadjfoesnadversarinessnvyinglyadvoutjockeyadjrivalrousadjoutcompetewithstandernarchfoecorrivalryadjshowdownnwinsvrivalitynantipathistbestedvoutfightv

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      The word rival breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root rival-, from Latin rivalis (“one using same stream”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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