Clues for the word "RIVAL"
We've had 138 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 394 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on January 13, 2026.
Definition of rival
- n. - A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
- n. - 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.
- a. - Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.
- v. t. - To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
- v. t. - To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
- v. i. - To be in rivalry.
Referring Clues
- Burger King, to McDonald's
- Competing
- Letterman, to Leno
- Coke vis-à-vis Pepsi
- Another suitor
- Paris, to Romeo
- Play against
- Compete with
- Try to beat
- Ken-L Ration competitor
- Adversary
- Pepsi vis-à-vis Coke
- Foe
- Hertz, to Avis
- Sprint, to AT&T
- Challenger
- Ford, to Chevrolet
- Opponent
- Competitor
- USC, to UCLA
- USC, to UCLA, e.g.
- Honda, to Toyota
- Strive to equal
- Compete
- Dog food brand
- Match in ability
- Amazon, to Barnes & Noble
- Romantic triangle figure
- Equal
- Compare to
- Hold a candle to
- Keep up with
- Business competitor
- Coke, to Pepsi
- Measure up to
- ABC, to CBS
- Be in competition with
- Threaten to surpass
- Competitor in love
- ABC, to 14-Down
- Romantic competitor
- Opponent in business or sports
- Fellow contestant
- Michigan, to Ohio State, e.g.
- Evert, to Navratilova
- Nearby school, maybe
- One on the other side
- Monopolist's lack
- Opponent, competitive (5)
- Facebook, to Google
- Traditional foe
- Archenemy
- Arch-enemy
- Contender
- Ardent competitor
- Alternative beau
- Crock-Pot company
- Compare favorably to
- Close competitor
- Another suitor, to you
- Avid competitor
- Bing, to Google
- Yankees, to the Red Sox
- Lakers, to Celtics, e.g.
- Match
- One in a love triangle, maybe
- Antagonist
- Beau number two
- One to vie with
- Main competitor
- Fischer, to Spassky, e.g.
- Navratilova, to 45-Across, e.g.
- Eton, to Harrow
- Be about as good as
- Opposite corner in a romantic triangle
- One in a love triangle, perhaps
- Challenge well
- Pepsi, to Coke
- Challenge
- "Every day is like survival, you're my lover not my ___"
- Emulate
- Be equal to in quality
- One who may outdo another in trivial parts
- Figure possibly to make a liar out of a competitor
- Person in direct competition
- Business competitor in Perivale?
- Figure a wicked liar is out to provide competition
- Competitive figure in rail reorganisation
- Competitor a rail crash could dishearten?
- Match opposition
- Figure a terrible liar's out to compete!
- Equal volume is central to currency
- Hamilton, to Burr
- Hedda, to Louella
- Avis, to Hertz
- University of Michigan, to Ohio State
- Mudslinging target
- Romantic opponent
- Someone you hope to defeat
- ___ for more than this 5 in retreat from below
- Be the equal of
- Be equivalent to
- Figure a liar may be out to surpass you!
- One competitor of several in a rail system
- #2, to #1
- Confusing this competitor with it, could be trivial
- One in a love triangle
- Real Madrid vis-à-vis F.C. Barcelona
- Brand X, e.g.
- Primary foe
- Having 'lost it', this adversary could be merely trivial
- A Hatfield vis-à-vis a McCoy
- Primary competitor
- Opposition from 9 Across
- Competitor (5)
- Be on a par with
- Nemesis
- Uber, to Lyft
- Same-state opponent, often
- Is a hard hearted one a competitive newcomer?
- Dollar, to Enterprise
- Archcompetitor
- The Cowboys, for the Eagles
- Competitor who figured in a rail crash?
- Vie with
- Sampras, to Agassi
- Frenemy, at times
- Business competitor in Perivale?
- Be as good as
- Figure a demented liar is out to be a competitor
- Competitor a rail crash could dishearten?
- Frenemy, maybe
- Auburn, to Alabama
- What Hamilton was to Burr
- Harvard, to Yale
- Nearly match
- Sooner, to a Longhorn
- The competition is in two trivial parts
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - January 13, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 11, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 07, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - November 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 06, 2025
- Daily American - October 20, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 26, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 26, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 21, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 17, 2025
- New York Times - July 12, 2025
- LA Times - July 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 27, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 02, 2025
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