competition - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

Synonyms

• competition
• contention
• rivalry

More generic

• group action

Opposite / Antonyms

• cooperation

More specific

• contest

Noun

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

Synonyms

• competition
• contest

More generic

• social event

More specific

• athletic competition
• athletic contest
• athletics
• bout
• championship
• chicken
• cliffhanger
• dogfight
• field trial
• game
• match
• playoff
• race
• rubber
• series
• spelldown
• spelling bee
• spelling contest
• tournament
• tourney
• trial

Noun

the contestant you hope to defeat

Synonyms

• challenger
• competition
• competitor
• contender
• rival

More generic

• contestant

More specific

• champ
• champion
• comer
• enemy
• favorite
• favourite
• finalist
• foe
• front-runner
• king
• queen
• runner-up
• scratch
• second best
• semifinalist
• street fighter
• tier
• tilter
• title-holder
• world-beater

Noun

a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

Synonyms

• competition

More generic

• business relation

More specific

• price competition
• price war

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