rivalling

Vying for supremacy

Rivalling is the British English spelling of the present participle of rival, meaning competing with or trying to equal or surpass someone or something.

Several startups are rivalling the established tech giants for market share.

The American English spelling is rivaling, with one l.

competition

competing

Contending for victory

challenging · matching · battling · fighting · striving · jousting · dueling · clashing · opposing · contest

comparison

matching

Identical in appearance

comparing · keeping pace · counterpart · contemporary · peer · equal · equivalent · comparable · benchmark · standard

antagonism

opposing

Standing against something

adversary · opponent · competitor · foe · nemesis · antagonist · enmity · hostility · tension · friction

Opposites
competition vs. withdrawal

rivallingconceding

Acknowledging another's claim

surrendering · yielding · capitulating · giving up · admitting defeat

equality vs. disparity

rivallingtrailing

Following behind something

lagging · falling behind · lagging behind · falling short · underperforming

opposition vs. cooperation

rivallingsupporting

Bearing or sustaining

aiding · assisting · complementing · helping · backing

Family

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