rivalrous

1. 1.

   eager to surpass others

   Synonymsemulous

   Similarcompetitive

Questions about rivalrous

What does rivalrous mean?

rivalrous means "eager to surpass others".

How many syllables are in rivalrous?

rivalrous has 3 syllables and divides as ri-val-rous under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for rivalrous?

Close synonyms include emulous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.