I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ bitter , close , deadly ( BrE ), fierce , formidable , great , hated , powerful , serious , tough
▪ biggest , chief , largest , leading , main , major , nearest , primary , principal , top (also arch-rival )
▪ long-time , old , traditional
▪
They're old political ~s.
▪ former , one-time
▪ new
▪
The business needed to revive profits and compete with new ~s.
▪ potential
▪
She is now regarded as the greatest potential ~ to Hu.
▪ jealous
▪ friendly
▪
Those two have been friendly ~s since they first met.
▪ romantic
▪
They wind up as romantic ~s for the same woman.
▪ foreign , international
▪
The company is well equipped to compete with its international ~s.
▪ business , political
▪ presidential
▪ Conservative , Democratic , etc.
VERB + RIVAL
▪ have
▪
She has no ~s for the job.
▪ face
▪
The company faces big ~s in Europe and Asia.
▪ beat , defeat
▪ eliminate
▪
He eliminated his ~s with brutal efficiency.
RIVAL + NOUN
▪ candidate
▪ clan , faction , gang , group , tribe
▪ company , firm , organization
▪ bid , offer
▪ claim
▪ theory
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
They were ~s for her love.
▪ ~ in
▪
They were ~s in love.
▪ ~ to
▪
Grand it may be, but this cathedral is no ~ to the great cathedral of Amiens.
II.
adj.
Rival is used with these nouns: ↑ camp , ↑ claim , ↑ faction , ↑ fan , ↑ gang , ↑ team