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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Renato Hickel, World Surf League vice-president of tours and competition, said the photographer, Australian Ed Sloane, had "small puncture wounds" and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Foreign competition and industry consolidation caused most of those plants, and all of the headquarters save Goodyear’s, to close by the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The competition featured events in athletics, weightlifting and swimming, with Gkolomeev setting his time wearing a polyurethane suit, which is banned in official competitions.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

And she probably can’t believe how lucky she is that you might be her November competition, if the two of you bounce out Councilmember Nithya Raman and the other candidates in the June 2 primary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Not because he’d won the State Quiz Bowl competition.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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