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champion
adjective as in best, excellent
Strongest matches
Strong matches
boss, capital, chief, choice, cool, dandy, distinguished, first, head, premier, prime, principal, superior, tops
Weak matches
blue-ribbon, greatest, illustrious, out of sight, out of this world, outstanding, prize-winning, splendid, tiptop, top-drawer, top-notch, topflight, world-class
noun as in defeater in competition; preeminent supporter
Strongest matches
challenger, champ, defender, hero, medalist, number one, winner
Strong matches
advocate, ally, backer, conqueror, endorser, exponent, expounder, guardian, heroine, nonpareil, paladin, partisan, patron, proponent, protector, supporter, sympathizer, upholder, vanquisher, victor, vindicator, warrior
Weak matches
verb as in advocate, support
Weak matches
go to bat for, plead for, put in a good word for, ride shotgun for, side with, stand behind, stand up for, thump for
Example Sentences
Czech boxer Bytyqi is the more experienced fighter as a former WBC world champion, but has fought most of her career at atomweight.
Chelsea were favourites heading into the tie, having put nine goals past the Dutch champions across two group-stage meetings last season.
This being a show that champions truth, justice and philosophically resonant prose, Lee and his kid skate free of trouble.
Someone finally barks “Get him!” as a bunch of agents feebly give chase; the man pedals away like he’s a Tour de France champion with a peloton hot on his trail.
The 25-year-old combines playing for the Cambridgeshire part-timers by speaking up on LGBTQ+ issues and using his profile - he has more than one million followers on Instagram - to champion equality and inclusion.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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