"competition" | Definition and Related Words

competition

Noun

A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers (synset 113859208)
"business competition can be fiendish at times"

is a type of: business relation - a relation between different business enterprises

subtypes: price competition, price war - intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business
An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants (synset 107470961)
is a type of: social event - an event characteristic of persons forming groups
subtypes:
- game - a single play of a sport or other contest
- athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes
- bout - a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
- championship - a competition at which a champion is chosen
- chicken - a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
- cliffhanger - a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
- dogfight - a fiercely disputed contest
- race - a contest of speed
- tournament, tourney - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
- playoff - any final competition to determine a championship
- rubber - a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides
- series - (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
- field trial - a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving
- match - a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
- race - any competition
- spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest - a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly
- trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
same as: contest
The act of competing as for profit or a prize (synset 101171059)
"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of people

subtypes: contest - a struggle between rivals

same as: contention, rivalry
The contestant you hope to defeat (synset 110552570)
"he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

is a type of: contestant - a person who participates in competitions
subtypes:
- champ, champion, title-holder - someone who has won first place in a competition
- comer - someone with a promising future
- finalist - a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
- enemy, foe - a personal enemy
- favorite, favourite, front-runner - a competitor thought likely to win
- king, queen, world-beater - a competitor who holds a preeminent position
- runner-up, second best - the competitor who finishes second
- scratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- semifinalist - one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination
- street fighter - a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods
- tier - any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
- tilter - someone who engages in a tilt or joust
same as: challenger, competitor, contender, rival

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