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

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

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has both Republican and Democratic challengers in his bid for a second term. — Jack Harvel july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Based on recent storylines on Raw, the likeliest challengers would be Otis and Akira Tozawa. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Conventional wisdom predicts a more crowded could fracture the anti-incumbent vote among the challengers. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Season 42 continues on Friday with Matthew Riggle returning as champion to face two new challengers. — Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Residents have 10 challengers to choose from – including rapper and activist Luther Campbell and former Broward County mayor Dale Holness – making their decision even more complicated. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

One of those challengers, Michael Johnson, sued Mills over his qualification paperwork for the House race, but a state judge threw out the lawsuit. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026

The Republican challengers to the state's largely Democratic leadership were mostly in place on primary election night. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026