| Competition (n.) The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time |
| competition / contention / rivalry the act of competing as for profit or a prize, "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" |
| contest / competition an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
| athletic contest / athletic competition / athletics a contest between athletes |
| rival / challenger / competitor / competition / contender the contestant you hope to defeat, "he had respect for his rivals", "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" |
| competition a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers, "business competition can be fiendish at times" |
| price war / price competition intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business |