rivalled in English
verb
1
compete for superiority with; be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the Viennese
synonyms:matchcompare withcompete withvie withequalmeasure up tobe in the same league asbe on a par withtouchchallengehold a candle to
verb
- matchcompare withcompete withvie withequalmeasure up tobe in the same league asbe on a par withtouchchallengehold a candle to
- touchequalmatch
Use "rivalled" in a sentence
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1. The sunset rivalled the sunrise in beauty.
2. Under Attalid rule Pergamon became a cultural and artistic hub of Greece and rivalled the glorious city of Athens.
3. In antiquity Archilochus of Paros was considered a poet rivalled only by Homer and Hesiod, yet he has been relatively neglected by modern scholarship