archrival

[ ahrch-rahy-vuhl ]

noun

1. a chief rival.

Word History and Origins

Origin of archrival¹

arch- ¹ + rival

Example Sentences

It may seem peculiar that Saturday’s Final Four matchup between Duke and North Carolina is the first-ever tilt between the archrivals in the men’s NCAA Tournament.

From FiveThirtyEight

The announcement raises the stakes in the ever-growing e-commerce battles between Walmart and archrivals Amazon and Target.

From Washington Post

Lyft’s struggles have included facing off against its archrival, Uber.

From Fortune

Archrival India has money to throw around, and Iran and Russia are also exerting influence in the region.

From The Daily Beast

As a result, it has generated barely one 10th the new fossil-fuel jobs generated in archrival Texas.

From The Daily Beast

This would not be the first time Hamas' archrival has participated in attacks on Israel to put Hamas in a difficult spot.

From The Daily Beast

In 2002 Ohio State students went on a rampage after their football team defeated archrival Michigan.

From The Daily Beast

His political archrival—former state senate leader Joe Bruno—was convicted on corruption charges this week.

From The Daily Beast