Synonyms of rivaling

rivaling 1 of 2

adjective

variants or rivalling

as in competitive

Related Words

• competitive
• competing
• opposite
• opposing
• contradictory
• belligerent
• contrary
• contradicting
• conflicting
• antagonistic
• hostile
• quarrelsome
• clashing
• inimical
• incompatible
• contentious
• antipathetic
• unfriendly
• disagreeable
• uncongenial
• inharmonious
• disunited
• disharmonious
• discordant

Dissimilar Words

• unanimous
• compatible
• congenial
• agreeable
• harmonious
• kindred
• united
• amicable
• peaceful
• cooperative
• peaceable
• pacific
• frictionless
• symbiotic
• collaborating
• synergetic
• synergic

rivaling

2 of 2

verb

variants or rivalling

present participle of rival

as in competing

to engage in a contest

two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• competing
• contending
• fighting
• vying
• battling
• racing
• facing off
• challenging
• playing
• engaging
• maneuvering
• jostling
• jockeying
• trying out
• going out
• working
• training

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rivaling

Verb

These linen-blend pants feel as soft as a cloud against your skin, rivaling your favorite pair of pajama pants. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

It is being built to help solidify Dallas' position as a financial powerhouse, rivaling Wall Street. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Fireworks from formal rocket shows to impromptu street celebrations can create extremely unhealthy air quality, sometimes rivaling what comes from wildfires. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

According to Karen Larson, co-founder of Soake Pools, homeowners have long been looking for ways to bring resort-style amenities under their own roof, but this season, the cocktail pool is rivaling the saunas and hot tubs of years’ past. — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Weddings are among the biggest financial expenses that couples will face, with costs rivaling those of buying a car. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 July 2026

People over 40 with obesity appear to have both their blood pressure and cholesterol under control at levels rivaling their peers with normal body mass index, research published Wednesday in the Lancet has found. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 1 July 2026

The SpringHill Company is among the most productive production banners founded by an athlete, rivaling Peyton Manning’s Omaha and Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Reported Ebola cases have surged above 1,000 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and health experts are warning this could be one of the worst outbreaks, rivaling the largest on record, which killed 11,365 people in West Africa from 2014 to 2016. — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 24 June 2026