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competed

VERB

go up against in contest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battle challenge clash contend contest face fight play spar try vie wrestle

STRONG

attempt bandy bid collide emulate encounter essay fence grapple joust oppose rival strive struggle tilt tussle

WEAK

be in the running cope with go after go for go for broke go for the gold in the hunt jockey for position lock horns match strength match wits participate in pit oneself against run for scramble for seek prize take on take part

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree give up make peace retreat surrender

STRONG

aid assist forget help let go release support yield

Example Sentences

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If the workforce weren’t growing, many economists would expect to see a faster rise in wages as companies competed with each other to lure scarce talent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The Monegasque has competed in 155 races for the Italian outfit since joining in 2019, winning eight times, and he is currently third in the drivers' championship.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Sergio Fajardo, a former Medellin mayor who competed in the first round of voting, said that everything about de la Espriella reflects “a mafia way of life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Of the nine Belmont horses, only Vitruvian Man has competed in anything but a maiden or stakes race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

He had borrowed the word from gymnastics, in which his sister Peggy had once competed, and he used it often with doctors at the Brigham.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French