competition

com-pe-ti-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A contest in which people or teams compete against each other.

  2. 2.

    The activity or condition of competing.

  3. 3.

    Rival businesses or people competing for the same market.

Forms

plural: competitions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    stiff competition — strong rivalry
  • •
    face the competition — to confront rivals
  • •
    knock out the competition — to defeat rivals decisively
  • •
    healthy competition — beneficial rivalry

Related words

Antonyms: collaboration, cooperation
See also: compete, competitive, competitor
Synonyms: contest, match, rivalry, tournament

Etymology

From Latin "competitio" meaning rivalry, from "competere" (to strive together), from "com-" (together) and "petere" (to seek).