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

Sports rights are key as Netflix competes for subscribers and advertising with rivals from DAZN to Amazon, Apple and YouTube. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

When Patagonia's founder moved the company into a purpose trust in 2022, such extraction became impossible by design; Bosch has been majority-owned by a foundation for decades and competes ferociously. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

In the business-laptop space, however, the Pro 7 competes less on value than on its combination of build quality, performance, and battery life. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

SpaceX competes with Anthropic and OpenAI in the AI market, though Grok trails far behind models from top rivals. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Travel retail is no longer a price-value proposition that competes just with the high street, but also with platforms such as Amazon, Rakuten and Tmall around the globe. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

But the headliner of the event was Dots, a new desktop agent product that competes directly with Meta’s recently released Muse virtual assistant. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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