Clues for the word "RIVAL"
We've had 140 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 418 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on October 21, 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
- Be equal to
- Measure up to, as in competition
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - October 21, 2026
- Mirror Daily - October 16, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - August 24, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - August 20, 2026
- New York Times - August 12, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - August 04, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - July 21, 2026
- Mirror Daily - July 16, 2026
- Your Life Choices - July 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 07, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - June 26, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - June 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - June 04, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 30, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 27, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 20, 2026
- Your Life Choices - April 29, 2026
- Mirror Daily - April 27, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - April 26, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 03, 2026
- Daily Quick - March 19, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 29, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 19, 2026
- 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
- And in 388 more crossword puzzles...