the competition

noun

: a person or group that one is trying to succeed against : a person or group that one is competing with

He sized up the competition looking to see who his toughest opponent would likely be.

Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.

In my opinion, this restaurant has no competition. It's so much better that all the others.

Examples of the competition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For a full look at the competition's main draws, check out the Wimbledon website. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026

Those were reasons why so many argued that Gonçalo Ramos should be given a starting spot, or at least more minutes throughout the competition. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

The only way to change this is to have new game publishers that are staffed by new, capable people, forcing the current slate of game publishers to step up to the competition. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

There is no doubt that many creators recognize the competition from GenAI as an existential threat. — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for the competition

• academician
• cycloaddition
• decomposition
• diagnostician
• disinhibition
• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
• mathematician
• metacognition
• metaphysician
• neurotransmission