rival (n.)
- adversary
- alien
- antagonist
- anti
- approach
- attempt
- balance
- battle
- battler
- belligerent
- blade
- bravo
- brawler
- buck
- buffet
- bully
- bullyboy
- challenge
- combat
- combatant
- compare
- compeer
- competition
- competitor
- con
- contender
- contest
- contestant
- contradictory
- contrary
- cope
- counter
- counterpart
- cross
- cutthroat
- disputant
- ditto
- draw
- duelist
- emulator
- enemy
- enforcer
- entrant
- equal
- equivalent
- even
- fellow
- fencer
- fight
- fighter
- gamecock
- gladiator
- goon
- gorilla
- hood
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- hostile
- jockey
- knight
- knot
- like
- match
- mate
- meet
- militant
- negative
- opponent
- opposite
- opposition
- parallel
- peer
- player
- plug-ugly
- quarreler
- reach
- refractory
- rioter
- rough
- rowdy
- ruffian
- scrapper
- squabbler
- strong-armer
- struggle
- struggler
- swashbuckler
- sword
- swordsman
- thug
- tie
- tilter
- touch
- tough
- try
- twin
- vie
- vier
- wrangler
rival (v.)
- alien
- antagonize
- approach
- attempt
- balance
- battle
- blade
- bravo
- buck
- buffet
- bully
- challenge
- combat
- compare
- compete
- con
- contend
- contest
- cope
- correspond
- counter
- cross
- ditto
- draw
- emulate
- equal
- even
- fight
- goon
- hood
- jockey
- knight
- knot
- like
- match
- mate
- meet
- negative
- obstinate
- oppose
- outvie
- parallel
- peer
- reach
- resemble
- rough
- strive
- struggle
- tie
- touch
- try
- twin
- vie
And rival all but Shakespeare's name below.
But thou that didst appear so fair
To fond imagination,
Dost rival in the light of day
Her delicate creation.