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rivaled

/ˈraɪvəld/ /ˈraɪvəlt/

Meanings
verb
To oppose or compete with.

Examples :

"to rival somebody in love"
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Related Words

Illustration painting

painting verb

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

To apply paint to.

"My sister is painting her bedroom walls a cheerful yellow. "

Illustration started

started verb

/ˈstɑːtɪd/ [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]

To begin, commence, initiate.

"The movie started at 7 PM. "

Illustration professional

professional noun

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/

A person who belongs to a profession

"My uncle is a professional engineer. "

Illustration surpass

surpass verb

/sɚˈpæs/

To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.

"The student's performance on the test surpassed all expectations. "

Illustration dedication

dedication noun

/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

"Her dedication to her studies earned her top grades in every subject. "

Illustration emulate

emulate verb

/ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/

To attempt to equal or be the same as.

""The younger brother tried to emulate his older brother's success in sports." "

Illustration artistic

artistic adjective

/ɑːˈtɪstɪk/ /ɑɹˈtɪstɪk/

Having or revealing creative skill.

"The student's artistic talent was evident in her colorful drawings. "

Illustration recently

recently adverb

/ˈɹiːsəntli/

In the recent past

"a recently published book"

Illustration somebody

somebody noun

/ˈsʌmbədɪ/ /ˈsʌmbɑdi/

A recognised or important person, a celebrity.

"That famous singer, somebody everyone recognizes, is performing at the school concert. "

Illustration oppose

oppose verb

/əˈpəʊz/ /əˈpoʊz/

To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.

"There is still time to oppose this plan."

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"

Illustration compete

compete verb

/kəm.ˈpiːt/

To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend

"The two brothers competed for the last slice of pizza. "