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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest |
| Synonyms: | antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, controversy, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold, horse race, jungle*, match, matchup, meeting, one on one, one-upping, opposition, pairing off, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, tug-of-war, warfare |
| Notes: | competition refers to an abstract quality, whereas competitiveness implies a practical activity whose manifestation can be observed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competitive fight |
| Synonyms: | bat, battle, boxing match, competition, contest, encounter, engagement, go, match, round, set-to, struggle |
| Main Entry: | capitalism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | economic system of private ownership |
| Synonyms: | commercialism, competition, democracy, free enterprise, free market, industrialism, laissez faire economics, mercantilism, private enterprise |
| Antonyms: | communism |
| Main Entry: | competitor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person willing to enter contest |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, challenger, competition, contestant, corival, dark horse, emulator, favorite, opponent, opposition, rival |
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, warfare |
| Synonyms: | battle, clash, collision, combat, competition, contention, contest, emulation, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, rivalry, set-to, strife, striving, struggle, tug-of-war, war |
| Antonyms: | agreement, calm, concord, peace, stability |
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, discord |
| Synonyms: | affray, animosity, antagonism, bad blood, brush, competition, concours, contention, contest, dance, difference, disaccord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, divided loyalties, faction, factionalism, flap, fray, friction, fuss, hassle, hostility, interference, meeting, opposition, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, strife, variance |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, concord, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | festival |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebration |
| Synonyms: | anniversary, carnival, commemoration, competition, entertainment, fair, feast, festivities, fete, field day, fiesta, gala, holiday, jubilee, merrymaking, treat |
| Notes: | a festival is a celebration for a specific occasion; festive means joyous, celebratory, or merry; festivity is any joyous diversion |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | persons taking part in competition |
| Synonyms: | applicants, candidates, competition, competitors, contestants, entrants, entries, nominees, participants, possibilities, runners |
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | individual sporting event |
| Synonyms: | competition, contest, match, meeting, round, tournament |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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