Thesaurus results for RIVALED

rivaled

verb

variants or rivalled

past tense of rival

as in competed

to engage in a contest two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives

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Recent Examples of rivaled By the time the trio closed out its set with an intense drum climax that could have rivaled thunder, thousands were still dancing beneath the lasers, smoke and stars, reluctant to let the night end. —

Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026 Seriously, my Becca Champagne Pop Highlighter worked overtime in 2016 and my complexion rivaled the Tin Man. —

Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 June 2026 The front row of Wednesday’s game featured a number of celebrities courtside and in the stands that nearly rivaled the Met Ball last month. —

Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 The star’s audience is rivaled only by the pope’s, of course. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026 For chronic house flippers Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, the spoils of Hollywood have long been rivaled by the riches of real estate. —

Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 6 June 2026 Perez, 79, is being rivalled for the Madrid presidency for the first time since 2004. —

Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 2 June 2026 The highly advanced Neolithic-Chalcolithic society in Eastern Europe became world-renowned for its massive mega-sites that rivaled the earliest cities of Mesopotamia in size. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026 Her unconditional love rivaled that of the most loyal golden retriever. —

Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivaled

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This year, the Haitian Winter Olympics team’s ski suits had to be redesigned at the last minute to erase a depiction of Toussaint Louverture on a horse, which meant those skiers competed wearing an outfit that, rather absurdly, just featured a horse.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 June 2026
When not reporting, Cuyler is a member of the KU Chamber Choir and has competed in international competitions with the choir.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026