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Synonyms & Antonyms of competing
(Entry 1 of 2)
- The competing salespeople were all trying to lure the same customers.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for competing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for competing
competing
verbSynonyms of competing (Entry 2 of 2)
- prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship
Synonyms for competing
- battling,
- contending,
- facing off,
- fighting,
- racing,
- rivaling
- (or rivalling),
- vying
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“Competing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competing. Accessed 28 May. 2022.
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The first known use of competing was in 1660
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