archrival

noun

arch·​ri·​val (ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl How to pronounce archrival (audio)
: a principal rival

Examples of archrival in a Sentence

In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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And the Supreme Court justice set to oversee this case is arguably his political archrival. Jack Nicas, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Tune the channel to FOX Sports 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday night to catch the third-place game of the 2025 women's Copa America, a huge matchup between archrivals Argentina and Uruguay. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025 Wednesday’s demonstration of Grok 4 comes amid a heated race with his archrival, Sam Altman. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 July 2025 As a sophomore, Johnson scored 39 points in a loss to archrival Richardson High, which was led by senior (and future Oklahoma City Thunder starter) Cason Wallace. Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for archrival

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of archrival was in 1750

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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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archrival

noun
arch·​ri·​val (ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl How to pronounce archrival (audio)
: a principal rival

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