Synonyms and antonyms of General words for competitions in British Thesaurus

arms race (noun)

attempts by different groups of people to gain an advantage over one another, especially in developing technology

competition (noun)

the activities of people who are trying to get something that other people also want

contest (noun)

a competition, especially one in which people’s skill in a particular activity or sport is tested

race (noun)

a competition in which a person, organization, business, or country tries to win something or be the first to do something

contest (noun)

a situation in which two or more people or groups are competing to gain power or an advantage

rivalry (noun)

a situation in which people, teams, businesses etc compete with one another

battle (noun)

a situation in which different people or groups compete with each other in order to achieve something or get an advantage

fight (noun)

a situation in which people compete in order to win or get something

free-for-all (noun)

informal an uncontrolled situation in which people are competing with each other to gain as much as they can for themselves

a battle of wits ()

a situation in which two people or groups compete by trying to be more clever than the other

comp (noun)

informalBritish a competition

competition (noun)

the efforts of people who are trying to win prizes

entry (noun)

something that you have to make or do when you take part in a competition

mano a mano (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a fight or competition between two people

Olympiad (noun)

formal an international competition in a particular sport or activity, such as chess

one-horse race (noun)

a competition in which one person or horse seems certain to win

scramble (noun)

a situation in which people all compete for the same thing

turkey shoot (noun)

Americaninformal a situation in which one group is much stronger than another group that it is competing against

war (noun)

economics a situation in which countries, organizations, or businesses compete with each other to gain economic power or control