rival
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the contestant you hope to defeat
he had respect for his rivals
Types & categories
- contestant hypernym
- champion hyponym
- comer hyponym
- finalist hyponym
- foe hyponym
- favourite hyponym
- world-beater hyponym
- runner-up hyponym
- scratch hyponym
- semifinalist hyponym
- street fighter hyponym
- tier hyponym
- tilter hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be equal to in quality or ability
Nothing can rival cotton for durability
Types & categories
- compete hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
be the rival of, be in competition with
we are rivaling for first place in the race
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | challenge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | compete |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rival |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rivalrous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | contestant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | champion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | comer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | finalist |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | favourite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | world-beater |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | runner-up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scratch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | semifinalist |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | street fighter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tier |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tilter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | peer |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | equalize |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | compete |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rivalry |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rival |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | compete |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | outrival |