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

That year, Klum went out with a bang, winning the competition with her Golden Buzzer act, singing janitor Richard Goodall. — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

The festival later added to the competition with the Gaza documentary NAZA, co-directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, bringing the total to two. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

But as Marty Supreme proved last year, debuting after the rest of the competition can also feel a bit like being the lone straggler in a bike race who escapes the cascading crash that takes out everyone else. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

For weeks, the Panthers had talked about the competition between Claudin Cherelus and Trevin Wallace at inside linebacker and there was speculation as to which guy would win that role. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the competition

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• decomposition
• diagnostician
• disinhibition
• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
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• metacognition
• metaphysician
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