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

Outside of winning golf’s Grand Slam, repeating as Super Bowl champs is the hardest feat in sports. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Others like Washington, Iowa and Illinois frequently fly under the radar as tough places to play, and home games in Bloomington are going to reach a whole new level now that the Hoosiers are defending champs. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

One of those 12 teams will assume the world championship from West Suburban LL, the 2025 champs who hailed from Johnstown, Penn. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Wyche's Bengals were defending AFC champs in 1989, but did not make the playoffs. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 July 2026

Peralta threw only four innings in what could be his final performance in a Mets uniform against the two-time defending World Series champs, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits, walking two and striking out three. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

The Super Bowl champs replaced Kubiak with another one of Shanahan’s disciples. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

Scheming against the defending state champs is already a difficult task for any coach, but the game plan got notably more intense Tuesday. — Mcclain Baxley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 23 July 2026