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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Foreign manufacturers also face being outcompeted in other markets, as Chinese carmakers look abroad to boost profitability.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"If this was true, they wouldn't survive fossilization except under very special circumstances where rapid fossilization outcompeted degradation."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Corporate America remains steadfast in the belief that companies who don’t fully learn to leverage AI will get outcompeted and become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

After investigating bones, researchers determined the animal belonged to a species known as Dusicyon avus, which disappeared some 500 years ago, perhaps after being outcompeted for resources by more recent dogs.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

Several derived from BA.2, a strain that succeeded the initial BA.1 strain of Omicron but then was itself outcompeted in most places by BA.5, which has dominated in recent months.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2022