Synonym: match, ally. Similar words: arrival, privacy, survival, privately, equivalent, the private sector, motivate, vivacious. Meaning: ['raɪvl] 
n. the contestant you hope to defeat. v. 1. be equal to in quality or ability 2. be the rival of, be in competition with.
n. the contestant you hope to defeat. v. 1. be equal to in quality or ability 2. be the rival of, be in competition with. 
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181. Other lenders will be more conciliatory, offering to match any loan from a rival.
182. The two sets of rival fans had to be kept apart by the police.
183. By using his superior financial resources Duke Guy-Geoffrey of Aquitaine had outfought and outwitted all other rival claimants to Gascony.
184. Edinburgh-based Dragon launched the all-paper bid for its rival Far Eastern trust last month.
185. These theories attempt to be neutral between rival conceptions of the good.
186. Late last night[sentencedict .com], fighting broke out between gangs of rival football fans.
187. Oftel argues that the move to a single private agency would prevent several private companies offering rival emergency services.
188. War and isolation have proved an ideal breeding ground for corruption and feuding between rival political clans.
189. Georgetown was the victim of an inspired underdog when the Hoyas met Big East rival Villanova in the 1985 championship.
190. But Bulldog has his teeth bared and ready to sink any rival.
191. Schwarzenegger, 45, plays a famous actor while Stallone appears as his rival.
192. Ellet had been first on the scene[sentencedict.com], and that gave him a considerable advantage over his ponderous rival.
193. Morland rejects: Small independent brewer Morland last night rejected a ￡101.3m takeover bid from larger rival Greene King.
194. But I don't think my amorous rival Pascoe was too delighted to receive advice and assistance from me.
195. The fiercest competition of all, therefore, is between the rival television channels.
196. Deng did not attend the congress, nor did his arch-conservative rival Chen Yun.
197. He has a rival in every direction, each vigilantly vying for the business that speeds by on six lanes of asphalt.
198. The goodwill reflects the premium over book value Wells paid for its Los Angeles-based rival.
199. Analysts think Boeing will most likely start afresh and come up with a real rival early in 2002.
200. When cells fuse, the rival bacteria in each engage in a struggle to the death.
201. Taylor and his chief rival, Alhaji Kromah, have announced they will run for president.
202. Court politics were pursued within a context of competition between rival patronage groups.
More similar words: arrival, privacy, survival, privately, equivalent, the private sector, motivate, vivacious, drive, valley, value, naval, valid, thrive, driver, derive, driveway, drive up, drive out, removal, arrive at, interval, approval, validity, evaluate, drive home, derive from, evaluation, at intervals, at regular intervals.