Rival
Rival verb - Be equal to in quality or ability.
Usage example: Nothing can rival cotton for durability
Touch is a synonym for rival in oppose topic. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Rival", when it comes to topics like compete with.
Touch
Touch verb - Be equal to in quality or ability.
Usage example: Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
How words are described
| good | good rival | good touch |
| direct | direct rival | direct touch |
| original | original rival | original touch |
| romantic | romantic rival | romantic touch |
| Other adjectives: strong, male, great, personal, final. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However, if you touch something they care about, they instantly turn into something Mother Nature herself couldn't rival in vindictiveness and malice.
Source: Beware the Silly Ones - That is till Tsukuyomi, deprived of seeing her sempai Setsuna for months turned from merely fight-happy with a touch of blood-lust to a complete Psycho Lesbian for her rival swordswoman.
Source: Ax Crazy / Anime and Manga -
The exact site of Caesar's death, in a touch of historical irony, was right under the statue of his old friend and rival Pompey.
Cite this Source
Touch and Rival. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rival/touch
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