Synonyms of challengers

challengers

noun

plural of challenger

as in competitors

one who strives for the same thing as another

the third-party challenger in the presidential election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• competitors
• contenders
• contestants
• rivals
• competitions
• finalists
• corrivals
• entrants
• players
• opponents
• entries
• archrivals
• adversaries
• antagonists
• semifinalists
• also-rans

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncompetitors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of challengers

In an extraordinarily fast ruling, the justices heard arguments on both cases last week, took a brief recess, and then immediately made an oral ruling from the bench in favor of the challengers. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Missouri State Auditor Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has both Republican and Democratic challengers in his bid for a second term. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

At this early stage in the competition, Saldivar and the other challengers were focused on redressing the most severe trauma to their synthetic dummies, or zombie heads, as they’re sometimes called to the chagrin of more discreet undertakers. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026