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competed

VERB

go up against in contest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battle challenge clash contend contest face fight play spar try vie wrestle

STRONG

attempt bandy bid collide emulate encounter essay fence grapple joust oppose rival strive struggle tilt tussle

WEAK

be in the running cope with go after go for go for broke go for the gold in the hunt jockey for position lock horns match strength match wits participate in pit oneself against run for scramble for seek prize take on take part

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree give up make peace retreat surrender

STRONG

aid assist forget help let go release support yield

Example Sentences

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COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

As siblings, Williams and sister Venus played together, competed together, and shared a home.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

More than 20,000 high-school students competed in this year’s National Personal Finance Challenge, hosted by the Council for Economic Education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

He had previously represented the United Arab Emirates at the Rio Paralympics when he competed in the javelin and shotput.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

I had traveled and competed with all the girls there, and in the pressure-filled environment of training drills and world-class meets, we’d gotten to know each other really well.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles