| Main Entry: | championship |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest for ultimate victor |
Synonyms: |
crown, crowning achievement, elimination, playoffs, showdown, title match, tournament, winner takes all |
| Main Entry: | backing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
abetment, accompaniment, adherence, advocacy, aegis, aid, assistance, auspices, championing, championship, encouragement, endorsement, funds, grant, help, patronage, reinforcement, sanction, secondment, sponsorship, subsidy |
Antonyms: |
disfavor, opposition |
| Main Entry: | competition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest |
Synonyms: |
antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, controversy, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold, horse race, jungle*, match, matchup, meeting, one on one, one-upping, opposition, pairing off, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, tug-of-war, warfare |
| Notes: | competition refers to an abstract quality, whereas competitiveness implies a practical activity whose manifestation can be observed |
| Main Entry: | favor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | approval, good opinion; help |
Synonyms: |
accommodation, account, admiration, aid, approbation, assistance, backing, benediction, benefit, benevolence, benignity, bias, blessing, boon, championship, compliment, consideration, cooperation, courtesy, dispensation, encouragement, esteem, estimation, friendliness, gift, good turn, good will, grace, indulgence, kindness, largess, obligement, okay, partiality, patronage, present, regard, respect, service, support, token |
Antonyms: |
disapproval, disfavor |
| Main Entry: | furtherance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advancement |
Synonyms: |
advocacy, backing, boosting, carrying-out, championship, progress, progression, promotion, prosecution, pursuit |
Antonyms: |
blockage, curtailment, delay, hindrance, impediment, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | patronage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support of a cause |
Synonyms: |
advocacy, aegis, aid, assistance, auspices, backing, benefaction, championship, encouragement, financing, grant, guardianship, help, promotion, protection, recommendation, sponsorship, subsidy, support |
Antonyms: |
antagonism, detraction, opposition |
| Main Entry: | prize |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | award, winnings |
Synonyms: |
accolade, acquirement, acquisition, advantage, blue ribbon, bonus, bounty, cake*, capture, carrot, championship, citation, crown, decoration, dividend, feather in cap, first place, gold star, gold*, gravy, guerdon, haul, honor, inducement, jackpot, laurel, loot*, medal, meed, payoff, pickings, pillage, plum, plunder*, possession, premium, privilege, purse, recompense, requital, reward, scholarship, spoil, spoils, stakes, strokes, swag*, title, trophy, windfall |
Antonyms: |
blame, punishment |
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help, approval |
Synonyms: |
aid, assist, assistance, backing, blessing, championship, comfort, encouragement, friendship, furtherance, hand, lift, loyalty, moral support, patronage, protection, relief, succor, sustenance |
Antonyms: |
block, disapproval, discouragement, frustration, opposition, stop |
| Main Entry: | title |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possession, laurel |
Synonyms: |
authority, championship, claim, commission, crest, crown, decoration, deed, degree, desert, dibs, due, entitlement, holding, justification, license, medal, merit, ownership, power, prerogative, pretense, pretension, privilege, proof, ribbon, right |
| Main Entry: | blue ribbon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first place |
Synonyms: |
award, championship, cordon bleu, crown, cup, decoration, first prize, laurels, palms, trophy, victory |