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challenger, competitor, contender

n. the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

be the rival of

v. be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race"

touch, match, equal

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

competing

adj. being in competition; "competing businesses"

enemy, foe, foeman, opposition

n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

opposition, enemy, opponent

n. a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"

adversary, antagonist, opponent

n. someone who offers opposition

enemy

n. any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"

contestant, protester, dissenter, dissident, objector

n. a person who dissents from some established policy

aggressor, attacker, assailant

n. someone who attacks

prospect, candidate

n. someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

aspirant, hopeful, wannabe

n. an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"

candidate, campaigner, nominee

n. a politician who is running for public office

scourge, curse, affliction, bane, nemesis

n. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"

sport, sportsman, sportswoman

n. someone who engages in sports

outgo, surpass, outstrip, outmatch, exceed, outdo, surmount

v. be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

best, scoop, trump, outdo, outflank

v. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

play, encounter, meet, take on

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

brave, weather, endure, brave out

v. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

make, have, get

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

outgo, surpass, outstrip, outmatch, exceed, outdo, surmount

v. be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

best, scoop, trump, outdo, outflank

v. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

agonistic, combative, agonistical, argumentative

adj. striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach"

emulous, rivalrous

adj. eager to surpass others

ally, friend, confederate

n. an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"

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