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Definitions

horse race

NOUN
competition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
championship clash event fight game match meeting race rivalry sport struggle tournament trial
STRONG
antagonism bout candidacy contention controversy counteraction emulation encounter engagement jungle matchup opposition puzzle quiz racing run strife striving tilt tug-of-war warfare
WEAK
athletic event concours do-or-die dog-eat-dog go for it go for the gold one-on-one one-upping pairing off rat race
Antonyms
STRONGEST
peace
STRONG
accord agreement harmony surrender sympathy

Example Sentences

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Last week the 20-year-old became the first black female British jump jockey to win a UK horse race.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

People inside and close to the company saw their horse race as a contest for the soul of Disney, between real world vs. on-screen entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Media outlets, including Barron’s, cited the shifting odds as the process began to resemble a horse race.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

And gone is the self-congratulatory pomp and circumstance over the 150th running of the most well-known horse race in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

Getting out of trouble with Ms. Wockley for pretending to be in a horse race.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.