Словарь синонимов английского языка - rival

(n) 1. competitor, opponent, contender, challenger, antagonist, adversary; opposition: This year there are many formidable rivals for the championship. -(v) 2. compete with or against, contend with or against, oppose, challenge, contest, struggle with or against, vie with, combat, compare with, equal, measure up to, (be a) match (for): Jan's prowecs at tossing the caber rivalled that of anyone else in Craigie.