rival

As nouns the difference between rival and counterattraction

is that rival is a competitor (person, team, company, etc) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor while counterattraction is something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.

As an adjective rival

is having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

As a verb rival

is to oppose or compete with.

As nouns the difference between rival and nonrival

is that rival is a competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor while nonrival is one who is not a rival.

As adjectives the difference between rival and nonrival

is that rival is having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority while nonrival is not rival.

As a verb rival

is to oppose or compete with.