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adjective

variants or rivalling
Definition of rivalingnext
as in competitive

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rivaling

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verb

variants or rivalling
present participle of rival
as in competing
to engage in a contest two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivaling
  1. competitive
  2. competing
  3. opposite
Adjective
  • The project draws from Bawa’s personal experiences as a competitive swimmer navigating his Sikh identity.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Each game still just counts as a regular season win or loss, and winning the Cup carries no competitive advantage to the winning team (although players advancing to the knock-out round earn bonuses ranging from $100,000 to $500,000).
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of competitive
Verb
  • This is why commissions are easy to ignore, particularly in the face of competing interests within government.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Daly is competing this week at the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS.
    Lawrence Yee, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of competing
Adjective
  • However, despite these expectations and much to potential homebuyers' chagrin, mortgage rates are moving in the opposite direction.
    Becca Stanek, theweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In early 2017, the nascent Trump administration quickly moved in the opposite direction, abandoning that interpretation of the law.
    Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of opposite
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“Rivaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivaling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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