| ritardando | (adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in tempo | Synonyms: rallentando, rit., ritenuto |
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| rite | (noun) any customary observance or practice | Synonyms: ritual |
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| (noun) an established ceremony prescribed by a religion | Synonyms: religious rite |
| ritenuto | (adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in tempo | Synonyms: rallentando, rit., ritardando |
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| ritonavir | (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV | Synonyms: Norvir |
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| ritual | (adjective) of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals | - |
| (noun) any customary observance or practice | Synonyms: rite |
| (noun) the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies | - |
| (noun) stereotyped behavior | - |
| ritualise | (verb) make or evolve into a ritual | Synonyms: ritualize |
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| ritualism | (noun) exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship | - |
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| (noun) the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies | - |
| ritualist | (noun) an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms | - |
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| (noun) a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies | - |
| ritualistic | (adjective) of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism | - |
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| ritualize | (verb) make or evolve into a ritual | Synonyms: ritualise |
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| ritually | (adverb) in a ceremonial manner | Synonyms: ceremonially |
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| ritz | (noun) ostentatious display of elegance | - |
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| ritzy | (adjective) luxuriously elegant | - |
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| rival | (adjective) as a rival in a competition | - |
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| (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat | Synonyms: challenger, competition, competitor, contender |
| (verb) be the rival of, be in competition with | - |
| (verb) be equal to in quality or ability | Synonyms: equal, match, touch |
| rivalrous | (adjective) eager to surpass others | Synonyms: emulous |
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| rivalry | (noun) the act of competing as for profit or a prize | Synonyms: competition, contention |
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| rive | (verb) tear or be torn violently | Synonyms: pull, rend, rip |
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| (verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Synonyms: cleave, split |
| river | (noun) a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) | - |
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| riverbank | (noun) the bank of a river | Synonyms: riverside |
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| riverbed | (noun) a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river | Synonyms: river bottom |
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| riverside | (noun) the bank of a river | Synonyms: riverbank |
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| rivet | (noun) heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together | - |
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| (noun) ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) | Synonyms: stud |
| (verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore |
| (verb) hold (someone's attention) | - |
| (verb) fasten with a rivet or rivets | - |
| riveter | (noun) a machine for driving rivets | Synonyms: riveting machine, rivetter |
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| (noun) a worker who inserts and hammers rivets | Synonyms: rivetter |
| riveting | (adjective) capable of arousing and holding the attention | Synonyms: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping |
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| rivetter | (noun) a machine for driving rivets | Synonyms: riveter, riveting machine |
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| (noun) a worker who inserts and hammers rivets | Synonyms: riveter |
| rivulet | (noun) a small stream | Synonyms: rill, run, runnel, streamlet |
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| rivulus | (noun) found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic | - |
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| riyal | (noun) the basic unit of money in Qatar | Synonyms: Qatari riyal |
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| (noun) the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia | Synonyms: Saudi Arabian riyal |