rivalled
Stood in competition
Rivalled is the past tense of rival, meaning to compete with or match in quality or achievement: Her cooking rivalled that of professional chefs.
The spelling with double L is standard in British English; American English uses rivaled.
Something that is unrivalled has no equal.
Was equivalent to
- matchedPaired by similarity
- paralleledRan an equivalent course
- approachedMoved toward something
- approximatedCalculated without precision
compared to · emulated · mirrored · shadowed · tracked · touched
Strove against others
- contestedArgued against, disputed
- viedCompeted for something
- matchedPaired by similarity
- challengedDisputed or questioned
contended · battled · clashed · opposed · strove · dueled · raced · jousted
One striving against others
- opponentOne who contends against
- contenderOne competing seriously
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
foe · adversary · antagonist · archrival · counterpart · combatant · opposition · enemy
equaled
Was equivalent to
- matchedPaired by similarity
- paralleledRan an equivalent course
- approachedMoved toward something
approximated · compared to · emulated · mirrored · shadowed · tracked · touched
competed
Strove against others
challenged · contended · battled · clashed · opposed · strove · dueled · raced · jousted · sparred
competitor
One striving against others
- opponentOne who contends against
- contenderOne competing seriously
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
nemesis · foe · adversary · antagonist · archrival · counterpart · combatant · opposition · enemy · threat
rivalleddominated
Controlled or overpowered
surpassed · outclassed · eclipsed · outstripped · exceeded