Adversary vs. Rival — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Adversary and Rival
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Adversary
One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute
Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals
Rival
A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity
He has no serious rival for the job
Gun battles between rival gangs
Adversary
Another term for adversarial
The confrontations of adversary politics
Rival
Be or seem to be equal or comparable to
He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects
Adversary
An opponent; an enemy.
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Rival
One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
Adversary
Adversary The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.
Rival
One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect
She is his rival in sarcasm.
Adversary
An opponent or rival.
He prepared to fight his adversary.
Rival
(Obsolete) A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
Adversary
One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.
His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries.
Agree with thine adversary quickly.
It may be thought that to vindicate the permanency of truth is to dispute without an adversary.
Rival
To attempt to equal or surpass.
Adversary
Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.
Rival
To be the equal of; match
"They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale of ordinary life could possibly rival" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).
Adversary
Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.
Rival
To be a competitor or rival; compete.
Adversary
Someone who offers opposition
Rival
A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.
Rival
Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
As a social historian, he has no rival.
Rival
(obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
Rival
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
Rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions
Rival
(transitive) To oppose or compete with.
To rival somebody in love
Rival
To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
Rival
To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
Rival
A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus,The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste.
Rival
One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown.
Rival
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.
The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two rival confederacies of statesmen.
Rival
To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
Rival
To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
To rival thunder in its rapid course.
Rival
To be in rivalry.
Rival
The contestant you hope to defeat;
He had respect for his rivals
He wanted to know what the competition was doing
Rival
Be equal to in quality or ability;
Nothing can rival cotton for durability
Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
Rival
Be the rival of, be in competition with;
We are rivaling for first place in the race
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