competition

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Meaning

  1. (uncountable) The action of competing.
  2. (countable) A contest for a prize or award.
  3. (collective, uncountable) The competitors in such a contest.

Synonyms

contest
B2
rivalry
C2
emulation
match
A2
race
A2
rival
C1
contention
24k
game
A1
antagonism
48k
competitor
C2
struggle
B2
opposition
C1
contender
20k
challenger
C2
compete
C1
vying
35k
opponent
C1
event
B1
fight
A1
racing
B2
conflict
B2
tournament
C1
adversary
C2
championship
C1
comparison
C1
competitive
C1
equal
B2
meet
A1
tender
B2
competitiveness
exertion
33k
contestation
contestant
C2
heave
C2
j
B2
conquest
C2
argument
B2
meeting
A2
one-upmanship
confusion
C1
confrontation
C2
other side
pledge
C1
promise
A1
quarrel
C1
concurrence
racer
C2
competitions
C2
rencounter
rendezvous
C1
Translations

Wettbewerb
competición
compétition
concours
concurrence
Konkurrenz
concorso
competizione
concurso
wedstrijd
concorrenza
concurso
competencia
competição
gara
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/
Etymology

Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin competītiō, competītiōnem, from Latin competō, from con- + petō. By surface analysis, compete + -ition.

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