Synonyms of tourney

tourney

noun

ˈtu̇r-nē 

as in tournament

a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize

progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tournament
• game
• event
• competition
• championship
• match
• contest
• matchup
• sport
• bout
• meet
• sweepstakes
• battle
• semifinal
• skirmish
• athletics
• race
• scrimmage
• tussle
• derby
• outing
• tug-of-war
• play-off
• struggle
• final
• round
• marathon
• open
• conflict
• pentathlon
• triathlon
• gymkhana
• decathlon
• runoff
• round-robin
• biathlon
• heat
• volley
• heptathlon
• nightcap
• rubber
• field day
• ultramarathon
• national(s)
• rally
• sudden death
• dead heat
• seesaw
• set
• run
• classic
• photo finish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tourney

In the tourney, Zellers had five goals and three assists in five games and made a steep climb up the depth chart. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026

Imagine if this tourney was going on during college football season? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Check the calendar for events like euchre and bingo tourneys, and scheduled food truck lineups. — Midwest Living, 1 July 2026

The Japanese gave us one of the tourney’s best matches to date — their 2-2 split with the Netherlands featured four second-half scores and Daichi Kamada’s dramatic equalizer in the 89th minute. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026