the competition

noun

: a person or group that one is trying to succeed against : a person or group that one is competing with

He sized up the competition looking to see who his toughest opponent would likely be.

Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.

In my opinion, this restaurant has no competition. It's so much better that all the others.

Examples of the competition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Świątek, 24, took an early lead in the competition, and continued at a punishing pace to secure a 6-0, 6-0 win in less than an hour of gameplay. —Alana Wise, NPR, 12 July 2025

Women will participate in the competition with their own Over-the-Line tournament Sunday, as well as a new co-ed division. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025

This is typical practice for major sporting events, such as the World Cup, the Olympics or leagues’ all-star games, where the competition falls outside a stadium or arena’s typical event offerings. —Elias Burke, New York Times, 12 July 2025

For a company of Apple’s scale and stature, lagging behind its major competitors on AI is like lagging behind the competition on the internet in 2000. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025

Rhymes for the competition

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• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
• mathematician
• metacognition
• metaphysician
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