Archrival vs. Rival

Archrivalnoun

A chief rival.

Rivalnoun

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.

Rivalnoun

Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.

Rivalnoun

(obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

Rivaladjective

Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

Rivalverb

(transitive) To oppose or compete with.

Rivalverb

To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.

Rivalverb

To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.

Rivalnoun

A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

Rivalnoun

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.

Rivaladjective

Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.

Rivalverb

To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.

Rivalverb

To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.

Rivalverb

To be in rivalry.

Rivalnoun

the contestant you hope to defeat;

Rivalverb

be equal to in quality or ability;

Rivalverb

be the rival of, be in competition with;

Rivalnoun

a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity

Rivalnoun

a person or thing that equals another in quality

Rivalverb

be or seem to be equal or comparable to