competition
/ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/noun4 syllables
Competition means: the contestant you hope to defeat.
Synonyms for competition7
noun, as in the contestant you hope to defeat
noun, as in the act of competing as for profit or a prize
noun, as in an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Opposites of competition
What does competition mean?4
noun
the contestant you hope to defeat“he had respect for his rivals”
the act of competing as for profit or a prize“the teams were in fierce contention for first place”
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers“business competition can be fiendish at times”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with competition?60
two syllables
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Competition in a sentence
- Among the manufacturers of so-called consumer electronics, there's ruthless, cut-throat competition.Objectivesea
- You won a prize in the spelling competition, didn't you?Amastan
- You won prizes in the spelling competition, didn't you?Amastan
- In the face of ruthless competition, our business failed to survive.Objectivesea
- The company rarely innovated, but frequently copied the competition.Tangobango
- They won the game, but still have been knocked out of the competition.sundown
- They won the game, but nevertheless are out of the competition.sundown
- We love competition and healthy attendance, with deep respect.AmarMecheri
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Forms of competition
as a noun
- plural
- competitions