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

Or, in the case of the Hollywood High students on hand, having gotten tickets Mitski’s management donated to the school, in a contest; 46 students were given a pair to see a show, after racking up 96% attendance rates, out of 168 who entered the competition. —Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026

Google won the search war before the competition knew there was a war. —Sumeet Vaidya, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026

The third season of the series, which premiered last year, saw Maxie win the competition with Khianna being named runner-up, per the outlet. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026

And make no mistake, the competition isn’t just on the field this year, as the Yankees are looking up at their counterparts at Citi Field who were just voted to have the best baseball stadium food in USA Today’s most recent Readers’ Choice Awards. —Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the competition

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• indisposition
• interposition
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• metacognition
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