competition
English Thesaurus
1. the act of competing as for profit or a prize (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | group action, |
| definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | contest, |
| definition | : | a struggle between rivals (noun.act) |
2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | social event, |
| definition | : | an event characteristic of persons forming groups (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | game, |
| definition | : | a single play of a sport or other contest (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bout, |
| definition | : | a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | championship, |
| definition | : | a competition at which a champion is chosen (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | chicken, |
| definition | : | a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | cliffhanger, |
| definition | : | a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | dogfight, |
| definition | : | a fiercely disputed contest (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | race, |
| definition | : | a contest of speed (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | tournament, tourney, |
| definition | : | a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | playoff, |
| definition | : | any final competition to determine a championship (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | series, |
| definition | : | (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | field trial, |
| definition | : | a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | match, |
| definition | : | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | tournament, |
| definition | : | a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | race, |
| definition | : | any competition (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | trial, |
| definition | : | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications (noun.event) |
3. the contestant you hope to defeat (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | contestant, |
| definition | : | a person who participates in competitions (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | comer, |
| definition | : | someone with a promising future (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | finalist, |
| definition | : | a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | enemy, foe, |
| definition | : | a personal enemy (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | scratch, |
| definition | : | a competitor who has withdrawn from competition (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | semifinalist, |
| definition | : | one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | street fighter, |
| definition | : | a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | tier, |
| definition | : | any one of two or more competitors who tie one another (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | tilter, |
| definition | : | someone who engages in a tilt or joust (noun.person) |
4. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | business relation, |
| definition | : | a relation between different business enterprises (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | price competition, price war, |
| definition | : | intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business (noun.linkdef) |
5. the act of competing as for profit or a prize (noun.act)
| antonym | : | cooperation, |
| definition | : | joint operation or action (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | compete, contend, vie, |
| definition | : | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | rival, |
| definition | : | be the rival of, be in competition with (verb.competition) |
6. the contestant you hope to defeat (noun.person)
| derivation | : | challenge, |
| definition | : | issue a challenge to (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | compete, contend, vie, |
| definition | : | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | rival, |
| definition | : | be the rival of, be in competition with (verb.competition) |
7. the act of competing as for profit or a prize (noun.act)
| antonym | : | cooperation, |
| definition | : | joint operation or action (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | compete, contend, vie, |
| definition | : | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | rival, |
| definition | : | be the rival of, be in competition with (verb.competition) |
8. the contestant you hope to defeat (noun.person)
| derivation | : | challenge, |
| definition | : | issue a challenge to (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | compete, contend, vie, |
| definition | : | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | rival, |
| definition | : | be the rival of, be in competition with (verb.competition) |
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