ARCHRIVAL Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

archrival

noun

Definition of archrival

as in competitor

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Recent Examples of archrival Jaime King plays the Wilsons' archrival Heather Vandergeld. — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 Since 2010, its archrival has captured around 60% of that market, chiefly due to the superior range of its A320neo and A320XLR families. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026 Meanwhile, the school’s archrival, Duxbury, is the fourth-seeded school. — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026 Few corporations retain documents for anywhere near that long, and in the intervening decades, Spink — once one of London’s premier antiquities dealers — had been acquired by Sotheby’s archrival, Christie’s, which subsequently sold off or shut down most of the business. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for archrival

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Noun

Some investors, though, expressed skepticism on a conference call Monday that Specs will break through in a crowded industry where some of the company’s competitors, like Meta, have a lot more resources.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Past research has shown that new closers have superior velocity and strikeout rate than their competitors, but unfortunately those metrics are in flux for Smith and Winn.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of competitor

Noun

The tit-for-tat brings up echoes of last year, when the rivals were locked in a blistering trade war.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Friday is here and that means all you Competitive Wordle players, playing against your friends, co-workers, rivals, enemies, or against me or the Wordle Bot, must double your points, whether positive or negative.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of rival

Noun

With no Republican challenger, Rogers was able to devote much of the primary campaign to preparing for the fall general election.

— Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
Republican Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham leads Democratic challenger Benjamin Flores by 5 points.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of challenger

Noun

Now, is using paper towels a little lackluster compared with last year’s Abbott Elementary crossover challenge, where the contestants had to use school supplies?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
But four contestants representing Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Oregon interviewed by USA TODAY the week before the competition appeared overwhelmingly excited, if a little nervous, to convene in Ohio for the games.

— Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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