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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
Rashford is on a season-long loan at the Spanish champions from Manchester United and has scored three goals and added five assists in 10 games.
Keaton was a patron of the L.A. arts scene and also gained note as a champion of architecture preservation, remaking grand homes across the region.
She is still captaining ruthless WSL champions Chelsea and has started all their league games this season, but juggling international football and a gruelling domestic schedule has no doubt taken its toll on her.
Still, consider baseball’s final four: The Dodgers, the defending champions, gunning for their third title in six years.
Reigning Masters champion Murphy, 43, is aiming for back-to-back tournament victories after winning last month's British Open in Cheltenham.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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