Synonyms of competes

competes

verb

present tense third-person singular of compete

as in contends

to engage in a contest

prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contends
• races
• fights
• battles
• rivals
• vies
• plays
• engages
• works
• faces off
• challenges
• maneuvers
• jostles
• goes out
• jockeys
• trains
• tries out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of competes

The egregious noise of the two birds competes with that of the white bellbird, which was found in 2019 to screech at volumes of up to 125 decibels and was crowned by Guinness World Records as having the loudest bird call. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Murray also competes in track and field as a sprinter and long jumper, mainly as a means to help his football game. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Visual clutter competes for attention and quietly adds to tension and decision fatigue. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

The debate of rebuilding versus shuttering The imperative to close all or portions of campuses potentially competes with the concurrent high priority of providing students with safe, up-to-date, fully resourced and inviting educational environments. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Whatever cartel-like behavior does emerge will probably look less like coordinated price-fixing and more like the airline industry, which competes on reliability and bundled extras as the underlying product commoditizes. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Carr also grew up fishing with his dad and now competes with Cen-Tex Bass Hunters in Belton, Texas, as well as the Tuesday Night Tight Lines 3x9 Series on Stillhouse Hollow Lake. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The system is also intended to address situations where infrastructure competes with places that have historical, architectural or tourism value. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Amongst the crowd was Lee Brockhouse, 48, who also competes in amateur strongman events with a personal best of 455kg in the deadlift. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026