Compete Synonyms

kəm-pēt
To strive against (others) for victory
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. contest
  2. contend
  3. emulate
  4. rival
  5. fight
  6. vie
  7. battle
  8. clash
  9. strive
  10. struggle
  11. oppose
  12. encounter
  13. face
  14. grapple
  15. wrestle
  16. vie with
  17. vie for
  18. enter into competition
  19. take-part
  20. cope-with
  21. be in the running
  22. become a competitor
  23. enter the rolls
  24. enter the lists
  25. run for
  26. participate in
  27. contend for a prize
  28. race
  29. race with
  30. engage in a contest
  31. be rivals
  32. challenge
  33. tussle
  34. joust
  35. seek the same prize
  36. bandy with
  37. spar
  38. fence
  39. collide
  40. tilt
  41. bid
  42. match wits with
  43. match strength with
  44. play
  45. jockey
  46. keep-up-with-the-joneses
  47. take on
  48. take on all comers
  49. go-in-for
  50. lock horns with
  51. match
  52. go out for
  53. throw-one-s-hat-into-the-ring
  54. give a run for one's money
  55. pit
  56. war
To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rival
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. agonistic
  2. competitive
  3. rivalrous
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. competition
  2. concours
  3. race
  4. rivalry
  5. round robin
  6. sweepstakes

Words Related to Compete

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. conflict
  2. battle-it-out
  3. win
  4. competiting
  5. compete with

Compete Sentence Examples

  • Well, for starters, I'd have had to compete with every other guy in school.

  • The native manufacturers are quite able to compete in peninsular markets with foreign rivals.

  • Elean officials, who not only adjudged the prizes at Olympia; but decided who should be admitted to compete, marked the national aspect of their functions by assuming the title of Hellanodicae.

  • Now there is one less hunter to compete with me for the precious little ones.

  • American sheetings compete with Lancashire goods in the China market.

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