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

Less than a month ago, Mark Walter was the undisputed king of Los Angeles sports as owner of the NBA’s marquee franchise Lakers and the MLB’s Dodgers, the reigning World Series champs. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

This is the first time two Orlando-area schools have won state all-sports honors in a school year since 2019-20, when Oviedo and Lake Highland Prep were champs. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

The Philadelphia Athletics were the AL champs at 102-48-5, finishing 14 1/2 games ahead of the New York Highlanders, who would later be renamed the Yankees. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

The Super Bowl 50 champs were fading slowly in ’17 and ’18, a franchise in denial, drifting without an owner, direction or accountability. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026

The new Indiana quarterback was a three-year starter at TCU and now takes over the defending champs. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Gorman’s name is etched with the ’06 Carolina champs, but not the 2026 group, as owner Tom Dundon chose to include family members and left some staffers unengraved. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

The Hardys will put their world tag team championship on the line against another pair of brothers – the Nemeths, who are looking to start a second reign as tag champs. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The team beat the New England champs from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 2-1, on Wednesday night. — Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026