rivaled
Stood up to
Rivaled is the past tense of rival, meaning to compete with or match in quality or achievement.
If something rivaled another, it came close to equaling it: Her talent rivaled that of the masters.
The spelling rivalled appears in British English.
To be rivaled is to face competition; to be unrivaled is to stand alone at the top.
Strove against others
- contendedCompeted against others
- viedCompeted for something
- matchedPaired by similarity
- challengedDisputed or questioned
contested · battled · opposed · equaled · paralleled · compared · approximated · approached
Paired by similarity
- equaledWas equivalent to
- paralleledRan an equivalent course
- comparedExamined for similarities
- approximatedCalculated without precision
approached · mirrored · resembled · counterpart · peer · equal · compeer · contemporary
competed
Strove against others
challenged · contested · battled · opposed · equaled · paralleled · compared · approximated · approached · emulated
matched
Paired by similarity
- equaledWas equivalent to
- paralleledRan an equivalent course
- comparedExamined for similarities
approximated · approached · mirrored · resembled · counterpart · peer · equal · compeer · contemporary · coeval
opposed
Against something stated
- feudedSustained mutual hostility
- clashedCame into conflict
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
contested · adversary · foe · enemy · nemesis · archrival · competitor · contender · opponent · challenger
rivaledunrivaled
Having no equal
unmatched · peerless · matchless · unequaled · without equal
rivaleddominated
Controlled or overpowered
surpassed · outclassed · eclipsed · overshadowed · outshone
- sibling rivalryCompetition between children sharing parents
- arch rivalsFiercest, most enduring opponents
- athletic rivalryCompetitive relationship in sports
- football rivalryTeams with mutual antagonism
- bitter rivalHostile, longstanding competitor
- bitter rivalryIntense ongoing competition
rival, rivalry, rivals, unrivaled, rivaling, rivalled, rivalling, unrivalled