Words Like COMPETE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to COMPETE.

9 Alternative Words Similar to compete

1 Vie Verb      Synonym Words Like Vie
2 Contend Verb      Synonym Words Like Contend
3 Emulate Verb      Hyponym Words Like Emulate
4 Play Verb      Hyponym Words Like Play
5 Equal Verb      Hyponym Words Like Equal
6 Run Verb      Hyponym Words Like Run
7 Race Verb      Hyponym Words Like Race
8 Touch Verb      Hyponym Words Like Touch
9 Match Verb      Hyponym Words Like Match

1 examples of compete

1 tradesmen compete with one another

6 definitions of compete

1 To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business.
2 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
3 To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or a victory. See Synonyms at rival.
4 To seek or strive for the same thing as another; enter into competition or rivalry; vie: with for before the thing sought and with before the person or thing rivaled.
5 In political economics, to engage in rivalry in the sale or purchase of a commodity or service; also, figuratively, of a commodity or service, to be open to choice as against some other commodity or service. Thus iron is said to compete with stone in the construction of buildings; water routes compete with railways in the handling of traffic.
6 To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.
We get our data from many different dictionaries across the web:
Wordnik, Wiktionary, Century, American Heritage, Gcide