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competing - 14 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | compete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go up against in contest |
| Synonyms: | attempt, bandy, battle, bid, challenge, clash, collide, contend, contest, emulate, encounter, essay, face, fence, fight, go for*, grapple, joust, lock horns*, oppose, play, rival, spar, strive, struggle, take on, tilt, try, tussle, vie, wrestle, be in the running, cope with, go after, go for broke, go for the gold, in the hunt, jockey for position, match strength, match wits, participate in, pit oneself against, run for, scramble for, seek prize, take part |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | competitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | willing to oppose |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, ambitious, antagonistic, combative, cutthroat, dog-eat-dog*, killer*, opposing, rival, at odds, competing, emulous, killer instinct, streetwise, vying |
| Antonyms: | noncompetitive, unambitious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rival |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposing |
| Synonyms: | combatant, competitive, conflicting, cutthroat, equal, opposed, striving, battling, combating, competing, contending, contesting, disputing, emulating, emulous, vying |
| Antonyms: | assisting, associate, supporting |
| Main Entry: | racing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
| Synonyms: | contest, dashing, flying, hurrying, running, rushing, sport, sporting, track, competing, darting, galloping, sailing, sprinting, tearing, trotting, whizzing |
| Main Entry: | contest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | attack, battle, brawl, break with, buck, compete, conflict, contend, cross, defend, duel, feud, gang up on, hassle, lay out, quarrel, repel, rival, row, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, sock*, strike, struggle, take on, tilt, traverse, vie, withstand, wrangle, altercate, fight over, knuckle with, lay a finger on, put on gloves, put up dukes, set to, square off |
| Antonyms: | agree |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | copy the actions of |
| Synonyms: | challenge, compete, contend, ditto*, do*, follow, follow suit*, imitate, mimic, mirror, rival, take after*, compete with, contend with, do like, follow in footsteps, follow the example of, go like, make like, outvie, pattern after, rivalize, vie with |
| Notes: | emulate means to strive to equal, excel, or match by imitating; imitate means to reproduce or copy someone's behavior or looks |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | keep up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maintain, sustain |
| Synonyms: | balance, compete, contend, continue, emulate, go on, match, pace, persevere, preserve, rival, vie, hold on, keep pace, keep step, run with |
| Antonyms: | neglect, let go |
| Main Entry: | participate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take part in activity |
| Synonyms: | aid, chip in*, come in, compete, concur, cooperate, engage, enter into, go into, partake, perform, play, share, strive, associate with, be a participant, be a party to, be into, engage in, get in on, get in on the act, have a hand in, have to do with, join in, latch on, lend a hand, sit in on, sit in*, take an interest in, tune in |
| Antonyms: | observe, watch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | race |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run, speed in competition |
| Synonyms: | boil, bolt, bustle, career, chase, compete, contest, course, dart, dash, fling, fly, gallop, haste, hasten, hie, hurry, hustle, lash, outstrip, post, pursue, rush, scamper, scramble, scud, scuttle, shoot, skim, sprint, spurt, swoop, tear, whisk, wing, plunge ahead |
| Main Entry: | rival |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppose; be a match for |
| Synonyms: | amount, approach, approximate, come up to*, compete, contend, contest, correspond, emulate, equal, go for, match, meet, near, partake, resemble, tie, touch, bear comparison with, come near to, compare with, go after, jockey for position, measure up to, rivalize, scramble for, seek to displace, vie with |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, cooperate, help, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to be elected to public office |
| Synonyms: | challenge, compete, contend, contest, oppose, race, stand, stump, be a candidate, hit the campaign trail, kiss babies, politick, ring doorbells, shake hands, whistlestop |
| Main Entry: | strive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try for, exert oneself |
| Synonyms: | aim, assay, attempt, bear down, bend over backward, break one's neck, compete, contend, do one's best, do one's utmost, drive, endeavor, essay, fight, go after, go all out, go for broke, go for the jugular, go the limit, hassle, jockey*, knock oneself out, labor, leave no stone unturned, make every effort, moil, offer, push, scramble, seek, shoot for, strain, struggle, sweat, tackle, take on, toil, try hard, tug*, work |
| Antonyms: | forget, skip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | struggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight, wrestle |
| Synonyms: | battle, brawl, buck, compete, contend, contest, cross swords*, grapple, hassle, lock horns*, romp, row, scrap, scuffle, shuffle, slug, smack, tangle, bump heads, go up against, put up a fight, rough-house |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | try |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt |
| Synonyms: | aim, aspire, attack, bear down, chip away at, compete, contend, contest, do one's best, drive for, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, go after, go all out, go for, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have a stab, have a whack, knock oneself out, labor, lift a finger, make a bid, make a pass at, make an attempt, make an effort, propose, put oneself out, risk, seek, shoot for, speculate, strive, struggle, tackle, undertake, venture, vie for, work, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | abstain |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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