Definitions

competition

[kom-pi-tish-uhn] / ˌkɒm pɪˈtɪʃ ən /

NOUN

contest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

championship clash event fight game match meeting race rivalry sport struggle tournament trial

STRONG

antagonism bout candidacy contention controversy counteraction emulation encounter engagement jungle matchup opposition puzzle quiz racing run strife striving tilt tug-of-war warfare

WEAK

athletic event concours do-or-die dog-eat-dog go for it go for the gold horse race one-on-one one-upping pairing off rat race

Antonyms

STRONGEST

peace

STRONG

accord agreement harmony surrender sympathy

Example Sentences

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These sides may have won the past four titles in this competition between them but, for the second season in a row, there was only one winner when they went head-to-head.

From BBC

The analyst pointed to Azure supply issues and increased competition from Google Cloud and AI firm Anthropic.

From Barron's

“Ted Lasso” debuted in August, and if this were any other year it would not have had much competition.

From Salon

Amazon’s core e-commerce business continued to expand despite increased competition and concerns about consumer spending power.

From The Wall Street Journal

competition

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