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

At a time when the race to build the best frontier models is center stage, the competition to establish the next hardware platform is shaping up to be just as important. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

But for now, the competition organizers are focused on supporting potential deployments of the most promising technologies with firefighting agencies. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Wilson, who subsequently left Summer House, has now signed up for another reality series, this time in the competition space. — Peter White, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Taylor described team dinners, practice rounds and visits to the course as opportunities to build those relationships before the competition begins. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the competition

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• decomposition
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• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
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• metacognition
• metaphysician
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