competition as in a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
- "business competition can be fiendish at times"
competition as in an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Synonyms
- contestto make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants ; a struggle between rivals
competition as in the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
Synonyms
- contentiona point asserted as part of an argument ; a contentious speech act; the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- rivalrythe act of competing as for profit or a prize
competition as in the contestant you hope to defeat
- "he had respect for his rivals"
- "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
Synonyms
- rivalbe equal to in quality or ability; be the rival of, be in competition with; the contestant you hope to defeat
- challengerthe contestant you hope to defeat
- competitorthe contestant you hope to defeat
- contenderthe contestant you hope to defeat