Meanings
plural rivalries
- countableuncountableAn ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
The Boston Bruins have a longstanding rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens.
1 more example
James and Polly have a bitter rivalry due to the latter's inclusion in the Tea Time Teaser.
Synonyms: contention
- countableuncountableeconomicsThe characteristic of being a rivalrous good, such that it can be consumed or used by only one person at a time.
Common goods are those which are rivalrous in consumption but non-excludable
- countableuncountableAny competition between two or more things or factors.
Binocular rivalry is a visual phenomenon in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian съперничество, конкуренция
- съперничество (săperničestvo)competition
- конкуренция (konkurencija)competition
Catalan rivalitat
- rivalitatcompetition
Chinese Mandarin 競爭 /竞争, 對抗 /对抗
- 競爭 /竞争 (jìngzhēng)competition
- 對抗 /对抗 (duìkàng)competition
Czech soupeření, rivalita
- soupeřenícompetition
- rivalitacompetition
Danish rivalisering, rivalitet
- rivaliseringcompetition
- rivalitetcompetition
Dutch rivaliteit
- rivaliteitcompetition
Finnish kilpailu
- kilpailucompetition
French rivalité
- rivalitécompetition
German Rivalität
- Rivalitätcompetition
Greek ανταγωνισμός
- ανταγωνισμός (antagonismós)competition
Hungarian vetélkedés, versengés
- vetélkedéscompetition
- versengéscompetition
Irish iomaidh, coimhlint
- iomaidhcompetition
- coimhlintcompetition
Italian rivalità, antagonismo
- rivalitàcompetition
- antagonismocompetition
Japanese ライバル, 競争
- ライバル (raibaru)competition
- 競争 (kyōsō)competition
- 争い (arasoi)competition
- 拮抗 (kikkō)competition
Latin rīvālitās
- rīvālitāscompetition
Māori tauwhāingatanga
- tauwhāingatangacompetition
Polish rywalizacja
- rywalizacjacompetition
Portuguese rivalidade
- rivalidadecompetition
Romanian rivalitate
- rivalitatecompetition
Russian сопе́рничество
- сопе́рничество (sopérničestvo)competition
Spanish rivalidad
- rivalidadcompetition
Turkish rekabet, rakiplik
- rekabetcompetition
- rakiplikcompetition
Ukrainian супе́рництво
- супе́рництво (supérnyctvo)competition
Urdu مسابقت
- مسابقتcompetition
Welsh ymryson
- ymrysoncompetition
Cite this entry
rivalry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivalry
“rivalry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivalry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rivalry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivalry.
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