Synonyms and antonyms of Participants in games and competitions in British Thesaurus

a good/bad loser ()

someone who behaves well/badly when they have lost

all-comers (noun)

all the people who want to take part in an activity, especially a race or competition, with no limits on their age, ability, or experience

a sore loser ()

someone who becomes upset or angry when they lose a game or competition

candidate (noun)

one of the people competing for a prize

the competition (noun)

the person, company, or thing that someone is competing with: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

competitor (noun)

someone who takes part in a sports competition

contender (noun)

someone who competes with other people for a prize or job

contestant (noun)

someone who takes part in a contest

entrant (noun)

someone who enters a competition or examination

favorite ()

the American spelling of favourite

favourite (noun)

the person or animal that is expected to win a race or competition

field (noun)

all the people or animals taking part in a race or competition: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

hopeful (noun)

someone who wants to succeed or who seems likely to win

hot favourite (noun)

the person or animal that most people expect to win something

loser (noun)

someone who did not win a race, competition, fight etc

nomination (noun)

a book, film, actor etc that has been suggested to receive an honour or a prize

nominee (noun)

someone who has been officially suggested for a job or a prize

the odds-on favourite (informal)

informal the person or animal that people think is certain to win a race or competition

Olympian (noun)

someone who competes in the Olympic Games

the opposition (noun)

a person, team, business, or group that someone is competing against

outsider (noun)

a person or animal who seems to have no chance of winning a competition

protagonist (noun)

one of the main people or groups involved in an argument, battle, or competition

pushover (noun)

someone who is easy to influence or persuade, or an opponent who is easy to defeat

rank outsider ()

someone who no one expects to win a race or competition

rival (noun)

a person, team, or business that competes with another

runner-up (noun)

a person or team that does not win a competition or race but is second, or is close to winning

shoo-in (noun)

mainly Americaninformal someone who seems certain to win something, for example an election or a competition

starter (noun)

a person or horse that takes part in a race or game when it starts

teammate (noun)

someone who is in the same team as you

underdog (noun)

a person, team, or group that seems least likely to win a game, competition, election etc

the weak/weakest link (in the chain) ()

the weakest part of a group, plan, or team