championship

noun

cham·​pi·​on·​ship ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship 

1

: designation as champion

2

: the act of championing : defense

his championship of freedom of speech

3

: a contest held to determine a champion

Synonyms of championship

• title

Examples of championship in a Sentence

The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years.

the Yankees have won the championship many times

Recent Examples on the Web

Dale Samuels netted his 1,000th career point as Holland Tech (Burke) defeated New Mission 50-45 to advance to a fifth straight Boston City League boys basketball championship. —Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

Two Central Texas schools made the state championship game and three other programs reached the state semifinals. —Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026

By the time the team won a WPIAL 4A championship in November, only four of them remained on the team. —Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026

With a couple of players with two championship runs under their belts, the Mustangs are definitely not short on that. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for championship

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship
• generalship

Kids Definition

championship

noun

cham·​pi·​on·​ship ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship 

1

: the act of defending as a champion

2

: the position or title of champion

3

: a contest held to find a champion