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jockey for position

VERB
compete
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 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
VERB
contend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argue confront cope dispute go after grapple meet oppose push for resist vie
STRONG
battle clash contest controvert emulate encounter face jostle litigate oppugn push rival skirmish stand strive struggle tug withstand
WEAK
give all one's got give one's all go for go for broke go for it go for jugular have at knock oneself out lock horns make play for mix it up with scramble for shoot at shoot for tangle with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree comply go along
STRONG
hide make peace retreat surrender yield
WEAK
abandon cede desert give in give up leave
VERB
contest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
litigate oppose
STRONG
blast debate dispute doubt push question tangle
WEAK
call in question give it one's all go for it go for jugular jump on mix it up with object to scramble for shoot for stand up for
Antonyms
STRONG
agree go along
WEAK
allow give up resign
VERB
rival
Synonyms
STRONGEST
emulate equal resemble
STRONG
amount approach approximate compete contend contest correspond match meet near partake tie touch
WEAK
bear comparison with come near to come up to compare with go after go for measure up to rivalize scramble for seek to displace vie with
Antonyms
STRONG
disconnect give up leave
WEAK
aid assist cooperate help support
VERB
scramble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clamber climb contend crawl jostle push rush scurry vie
STRONG
hasten move run scrabble scuttle strive struggle swarm trek
WEAK
look alive make haste
Antonyms
STRONGEST
retreat
STRONG
rest stay stop
VERB
vie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contend strive
STRONG
buck challenge contest counter match oppose pit play push rival struggle sweat
WEAK
be rivals go for go for broke go for the gold go for the jugular play off scramble for
Antonyms
STRONG
agree aid assist help support

Example Sentences

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As long as they kept it clean, they would be free to jockey for position and the team wouldn’t pick a favorite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was already in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

Roughly 10 million people tuned in to the Katmai livestreams in 2022, including to watch the bears jockey for position at the best fishing spots.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

That has left many countries — including the ones Harris plans to visit — wondering where they stand as the globe’s behemoths jockey for position.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023

Rowan knew that as much as she hated the idea of being a scythe, she would jockey for position over him because that’s how she was hardwired.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.