rival

a person or organization that competes with another for the same customers, jobs, etc.

rival, competidor(a), oponente

• be somebody's rival

Collocations business rival · sports rival

• He is my main rival for the job.

  Él es mi principal competidor para el trabajo.

a person or organization that you are competing against in a way that is not friendly and where only one of you can win.

rival, enemigo(a), adversario(a)

• be somebody's rival

Collocations political rival · business rival

• They are fierce rivals in the political arena.

  Son rivales ferozes en el terreno político.

a game or contest between two teams, players, etc., that are competing against each other.

partido, encuentro, competencia

• play a match against somebody

Collocations football rival · tennis rival

• The next match is against our biggest rivals.

  El próximo partido es contra nuestros mayores rivales.

someone or something that is similar to another person or thing and can be compared with them.

similar, parecido(a), análogo(a)

• be a rival of somebody/something

Collocations rival product · rival service

• This new model is a close rival to the leading brand.

  Este nuevo modelo es un competidor cercano de la marca líder.