COMPETITOR Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

competitor

noun

kəm-ˈpe-tə-tər

Definition of competitor

as in contestant

one who strives for the same thing as another the competitors for this prestigious science award come from the best high schools in the country

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Recent Examples of competitor Israel has not faced a state-level threat or fought a war against a peer competitor since 1973, which perhaps led it to underestimate the challenge of attacking Iran. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Foulkes said that gives Brunswick an advantage over competitors based overseas. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 TikTok representatives reached out to Lally and met with the creator multiple times, hoping to woo him to their WhatNot competitor. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Rebel Creamery, whose ice cream is sold at Walmart, Kroger and other grocery stores nationwide, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid a trade-dress dispute with competitor Van Leeuwen. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for competitor

Recent Examples of Synonyms for competitor

Noun

Higgins was joined by Rausch and fellow Season 4 contestants Monét X Change, Tara Lipinski, Lisa Rinna, Rob Cesternino and Eric Nam for the Deadline conversation.

— The Deadline Team, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
The finale features four contestants competing on an American Ninja Warrior–style course, and the other 116 competitors lined up behind them in patriotic jerseys.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of contestant

Noun

Hüller starred alongside Ryan Gosling in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Mary and headlines Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland, which premiered in Cannes and is considered a strong awards-season contender.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
The six join previously announced Golden Shell contenders from Roberto Bueso, Nicole Garcia, Mikel Gurrea, Maha Harada, Pablo Larraín, Mike Leigh, Hans Petter Moland, Benjamín Naishtat, Javier Ruiz Caldera and Yeşim Ustaoğlu.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of contender

Noun

But keeping their promotion rivals at bay most definitely was, Parkinson’s men conceding 24 times in those dozen games, 16 of which came on Welsh soil.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Chinese rivals Baidu Apollo Go and WeRide, meanwhile, are ramping up plans and tests for operating autonomous rides in Europe.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rival

Noun

All 16 Florida House incumbents facing primary challengers survived Tuesday, as most state legislative races now turn toward the November general election, where Democrats have fielded challengers in nearly every contest.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The two other statewide candidates drawing state matching dollars — Attorney General James Uthmeier and his Democratic challenger Jose Javier Rodriguez — will bypass the primary.

— Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026