competition

Plural: competitions

Noun

• a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
  • "business competition can be fiendish at times"
• an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
• the act of competing as for profit or a prize
• the contestant you hope to defeat
  • "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
• The action of competing.
• A contest for a prize or award.
• The competitors in such a contest.

Examples

• The competition for this job is strong.
• The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.
• The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.

Synonyms

challenger, competitor, contender, contention, contest, rival, rivalry

Antonyms

cooperation

Related Words

compete, competent, competitive