rivalling 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: match, compare with, compete with, vie with, equal, measure up to, be in the same league as, be on a par with, touch, challenge, hold a candle to

verb

• match, compare with, compete with, vie with, equal, measure up to, be in the same league as, be on a par with, touch, challenge, hold a candle to
• touch, equal, match

Use "rivalling" in a sentence

1. The prince built a vast palace, rivalling Versailles in size and opulence.

2. Learn about long ago feuds of rivalling clans, Jacobite battles, and the devastation of Crofting …

3. Here we encounter rivalling complementary colours and shifting structures in an optical play alternating between surface and depth.

4. Dostoyevsky seems to have quickly lost interest in rivalling the Balzacian novel, if indeed he was ever tempted by it.

5. Over 200 years ago, long before the last Erasure Event, the Antlered King ruled over a majority of the Einquell continent (with a few lords who often tried rivalling for more land)