vie vs rival

vie is not a noun while rival is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vie	No	No	Yes	No
rival	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, rival is a hyponym of vie; that is, rival is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vie:

vie: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
rival: be the rival of, be in competition with

Other hyponyms of vie include go for, try for, play, run off, race, run, emulate, equal, match, touch.

vie (noun)	rival (noun)
	the contestant you hope to defeat

vie (adjective)	rival (adjective)
	as a rival in a competition

vie (verb)	rival (verb)
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others	be the rival of, be in competition with
	be equal to in quality or ability