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champion
adjective as in best, excellent
Strongest matches
Strong matches
boss, capital, chief, choice, cool, dandy, distinguished, first, head, premier, prime, principal, superior, tops
Weak matches
blue-ribbon, greatest, illustrious, out of sight, out of this world, outstanding, prize-winning, splendid, tiptop, top-drawer, top-notch, topflight, world-class
noun as in defeater in competition; preeminent supporter
Strongest matches
challenger, champ, defender, hero, medalist, number one, winner
Strong matches
advocate, ally, backer, conqueror, endorser, exponent, expounder, guardian, heroine, nonpareil, paladin, partisan, patron, proponent, protector, supporter, sympathizer, upholder, vanquisher, victor, vindicator, warrior
Weak matches
verb as in advocate, support
Weak matches
go to bat for, plead for, put in a good word for, ride shotgun for, side with, stand behind, stand up for, thump for
Example Sentences
Head coach Gatland has overseen a record run of 11 successive Test match defeats, with world champions South Africa next up to face Wales on Saturday.
Climate campaigner and then-US Vice-President Al Gore said Prescott "fought like hell" for an agreement and was "an unwavering champion of climate action for decades to come".
Throughout your career, you’ve used your platform to champion so many causes, HIV and AIDS, and you’ve spoken out about your love for Jamaica.
The seven-time world champion finished 10th in the grand prix and 11th in the sprint race in Interlagos three weeks ago.
He was a bridgehead to Labour's traditional working class roots who saw the value in, and indeed personified, championing the aspirations of the less well off.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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