Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe participants in competitions in British Thesaurus

adrift (adjective)

mainly journalism a team or player that is adrift of an opponent is behind them in a competition

award-winning (adjective)

an award-winning product, business, or person has won a prize or prizes

behind (adverb)

used for saying that one person or team has a lower score or is less likely to win than their opponent

by default ()

if you win a game or competition by default, you win because the other person does not play or does not finish the game

in your sights ()

used about someone that you intend to defeat or deal with severely

nip and tuck (adjective)

mainly Americaninformal if opponents are nip and tuck in a competition, they both have an equal chance of winning

prize-winning (adjective)

used for describing someone or something that has won an important prize

rival (adjective)

used about a person or group that competes against someone or something else

undone (adjective)

literary completely defeated or destroyed

unplaced (adjective)

British not among the winners in a race or competition

winning (adjective)

used about the winner of a race, competition, or prize

winning (adjective)

used about something that someone does to win a race, competition, or prize