| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with whom one competes |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, rival |
| Antonyms: | ally, associate, colleague, helper |
| Main Entry: | opposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, people competing |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, disputant, enemy, foe, iconoclast, opponent, other side, rebel, rival |
| Antonyms: | team, teammates |
| Main Entry: | peer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is another's equal |
| Synonyms: | associate, coequal, companion, compeer, like, match, rival |
| Antonyms: | inferior, superior |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compete in sport |
| Synonyms: | be on a team, challenge, contend, contest, disport, engage in, participate, recreate, rival, sport, take on, take part, vie |
| Antonyms: | watch |
| Main Entry: | side |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposing person or view |
| Synonyms: | behalf, belligerent, camp, cause, combatant, competition, contestant, crew, enemy, faction, foe, interest, part, party, rival, sect, team |
| Main Entry: | take after |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emulate |
| Synonyms: | act like, be like, copy, ditto*, do like, follow, follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of, imitate, inherit, look like, make like, mimic, mirror, pattern after, rival |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal |
| Synonyms: | balance, be even, be neck and neck, be on a par, break even, deadlock, draw, even up, keep up with, match, measure up, meet, parallel, rival, touch |
| Antonyms: | fail, fall behind, go ahead, lose, succeed, surpass |
| Main Entry: | touch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare with; correspond to |
| Synonyms: | amount, approach, be a match for, be in the same league, be on a par, come near, come to, come up to, equal, hold a candle to, match, measure up, meet, parallel, partake of, rival, tie, verge on |
| Main Entry: | vie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compete |
| Synonyms: | be rivals, buck, challenge, contend, contest, counter, go for broke, go for the gold, go for the jugular, go for, jockey for position, match, oppose, pit, play, play off, push, rival, scramble for, strive, struggle, sweat |