Synonyms and Antonyms of competition
1
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
- a competition between two fierce football rivals
athletics, sport
battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle
championship, national(s)
final, nightcap, play-off, semifinal
derby, field day, gymkhana, open, outing
biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon
marathon, race, ultramarathon
heat, round, run, set
rally, volley
round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death
dead heat, photo finish, seesaw
classic
2
one who strives for the same thing as another
- tried to analyze his major competition in the tennis tournament
3
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
- the intense competition for bragging rights to being the city's best French restaurant
ball game, battle, combat, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare
horse race, nail-biter
showdown
clash, collision, discord, friction
argument, controversy, debate, disagreement, disputation, dispute, dissension (also dissention), quarrel, row, wrangle
