Synonyms of champs

champs 1 of 2

noun

plural of champ

as in champions

the person who comes in first in a competition

the wrestling champ

Synonyms & Similar Words

• champions
• winners
• medalists
• titleholders
• titlists
• victors
• superstars
• placers
• finalists
• semifinalists
• cochampions
• prizewinners
• cowinners
• stars
• megastars
• quarterfinalists
• world-beaters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losers

champs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of champ

1

as in chews

to crush or grind with the teeth

kept champing a cigar as he barked out orders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chews
• masticates
• chaws
• crunches (on)
• eats
• bites (on)
• chomps (on)
• gnaws (on)
• nibbles
• snacks
• sinks one's teeth into
• consumes
• swallows
• munches
• scarfs
• wolfs
• ruminates
• gobbles (up or down)
• picks (at)
• scoffs
• noshes
• pecks (at)
• gulps
• devours
• gorges
• mumbles
• ingests
• bolts
• nips
• gums

2

as in stomps

to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure

watch the horses so they don't champ the flower beds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomps
• stamps
• tramps
• kicks
• tramples
• smashes
• mashes
• runs over
• boots
• squashes
• steps (on)
• runs down
• overrides
• hoofs
• tromps
• pulps
• squelches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of champs

Noun

Ohtani seemed to shake off months of doldrums, hitting a three-run home run in the second inning that put the defending champs up with a big lead. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

The Cubs won four games to one to reign as world champs for the second consecutive year. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

The Dodgers are back-to-back World Series champs for a reason. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Produced by Hollywood stunt champs 87North, the hard-hitting wizards that have been redefining fight choreography since John Wick, Violent Night 2, like its predecessor, promises heaps of gory and satisfyingly kinetic fight scenes. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026

The loss offset the benefits gained by stealing Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, and now the Braves must defeat the two-time reigning champs in consecutive games to continue their season. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Oregon’s Lanning compares UCLA to national champs Oregon coach Dan Lanning dodged questions this past week about the health of quarterback Dante Moore following a brutal hit during a win over USC by trying to focus on UCLA. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

But this is October, and no team knows how to win more this month than the back-to-back champs. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Since 2001, 16 different franchises have won the World Series—that’s more than half the league, and more than the number of unique NHL champs (14), NFL champs (13) and NBA champs (13) in that span. — Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026