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

Two league champions meet in a City Section Division 1 opener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The reigning men's and women's world champions of WWE's Raw and SmackDown face each other.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

After finishing champions last year, they have made it to the league stage of the Champions League, where they recently started eight Norwegians in their line-up, four of whom had been in their academy.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Many a deposed Caribbean or South American leader has followed a route familiar to Super Bowl champions and snowbirds.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Her team led the league by 4½ games, but their opponents were the defending champions and still had a chance to take the pennant.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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