COMPETITION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of competing as for profit or a prize
   Synonym(s)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • rivalry (what does rivalry mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the teams were in fierce contention for first place
   Hypernyms(s) competition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • group action (what does group action mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • cooperation (what does cooperation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • contest (what does contest mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rival (what does rival mean?)
   • compete (what does compete mean?)
   • vie (what does vie mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
   • compete (what does compete mean?)
   • vie (what does vie mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
   Synonym(s)
   • contest (what does contest mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) competition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • social event (what does social event mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • game (what does game mean?)
   • athletic contest (what does athletic contest mean?)
   • athletic competition (what does athletic competition mean?)
   • athletics (what does athletics mean?)
   • chicken (what does chicken mean?)
   • cliffhanger (what does cliffhanger mean?)
   • dogfight (what does dogfight mean?)
   • race (what does race mean?)
   • tournament (what does tournament mean?)
   • tourney (what does tourney mean?)
   • playoff (what does playoff mean?)
   • series (what does series mean?)
   • field trial (what does field trial mean?)
   • match (what does match mean?)
   • tournament (what does tournament mean?)
   • race (what does race mean?)
   • spelling bee (what does spelling bee mean?)
   • spelldown (what does spelldown mean?)
   • spelling contest (what does spelling contest mean?)
   • trial (what does trial mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the contestant you hope to defeat
   Synonym(s)
   • challenger (what does challenger mean?)
   • competitor (what does competitor mean?)
   • contender (what does contender mean?)
   • rival (what does rival mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had respect for his rivals
   • he wanted to know what the competition was doing
   Hypernyms(s) competition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • contestant (what does contestant mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • champion (what does champion mean?)
   • champ (what does champ mean?)
   • title-holder (what does title-holder mean?)
   • comer (what does comer mean?)
   • finalist (what does finalist mean?)
   • foe (what does foe mean?)
   • enemy (what does enemy mean?)
   • front-runner (what does front-runner mean?)
   • favorite (what does favorite mean?)
   • favourite (what does favourite mean?)
   • king (what does king mean?)
   • queen (what does queen mean?)
   • world-beater (what does world-beater mean?)
   • runner-up (what does runner-up mean?)
   • second best (what does second best mean?)
   • semifinalist (what does semifinalist mean?)
   • street fighter (what does street fighter mean?)
   • tier (what does tier mean?)
   • tilter (what does tilter mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compete (what does compete mean?)
   • vie (what does vie mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
   • compete (what does compete mean?)
   • vie (what does vie mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
   • challenge (what does challenge mean?)
   • rival (what does rival mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
   Usage Example(s)
   • business competition can be fiendish at times
   Hypernyms(s) competition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • business relation (what does business relation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • price war (what does price war mean?)
   • price competition (what does price competition mean?)