champions

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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defeater in competition; preeminent supporter n.
advocate, support v.

NOUN

defeater in competition; preeminent supporter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

challenger champ defender hero medalist number one winner

STRONG

advocate ally backer conqueror endorser exponent expounder guardian heroine nonpareil paladin partisan patron proponent protector supporter sympathizer upholder vanquisher victor vindicator warrior

WEAK

numero uno the greatest titleholder top dog

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonist enemy loser opponent opposition

VERB

advocate, support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defend espouse fight for promote uphold

STRONG

back battle contend patronize support

WEAK

go to bat for plead for put in a good word for ride shotgun for side with stand behind stand up for thump for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forsake

STRONG

oppose

WEAK

be against

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champions

The Filipino tennis sensation knocked out three Grand Slam champions at last year’s Miami Open and arrives in New York ranked No. 18, the highest-ranked female Southeast Asian player in history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Coventry lost 3-0 to champions Arsenal in the opening match of the season.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

One sporting event which has reduced the opportunity for past champions to return is the Open Golf Championship.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

And once the Hoosiers became national champions, those coaches began to wonder how they might capture some of that Indiana magic for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

They had their champions, and somewhere we must have ours.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates