COMPETING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of competing

as in competitive

having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others The competing salespeople were all trying to lure the same customers.

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verb

present participle of compete

as in contending

to engage in a contest prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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Recent Examples of competing

Adjective

Truth is a public good Politics is not a seminar in absolute clarity, and competing claims are always part of the process. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026 Like the Joker, O’Leary tends to give competing origin stories for his nickname. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026

Verb

Interviews with relatives and employees reveal two competing portraits of the 82-year-old’s condition, with some worried about her cognitive health. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Two former prime ministers under Macron, Édouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal, are in the race; Philippe is competing with Mélenchon for second place, while Attal trails both. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for competing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for competing

Adjective

The prizes for Serielizados two competitive sections were announced Saturday night at a Serielizados awards ceremony.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
The impact of higher fuel costs on demand and profits is also critical, as is the competitive landscape relative to UPS this holiday season.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of competitive

Verb

But one thing is certain that is not going to be a walkover for any of the contending parties at all in this election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
He’s thrived under pressure, delivering in tight spots while proving conducive to winning on multiple contending clubs.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of contending

Adjective

This month, it was reported that KFC ended its roughly four-decade-long partnership with Pepsi in favor of rival Coca-Cola.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Soon after, there was an unexpected development, as the rival Aledo Bearcat community heard about it.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rival

Verb

The discovery raises the possibility of a grim outcome in the search for the four men, which has led to El Salvador deploying 450 special forces soldiers to Haiti as of Friday to aid the gang-fighting force in the search.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
The whole idea is for Israel to keep fighting, because endless wars serve Netanyahu to maintain… a constant state of emergency.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of fighting

Verb

While an ordinary walk might leave her mind racing toward work, looking for a particular color gave it something else to do, effectively putting all that other mental chatter on mute.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Together, the symbols represent more than 280 years of racing history and state pride, officials say.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of racing

Adjective

On the previous episode of Lipps Service, Andrew Watt talked about growing up on Long Island and hustling around New York before becoming one of the most in-demand producers, songwriters and musicians in the world.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 Oct. 2026
Which is to say the agents are hustling — and even trying to submit to literary magazines — to stay alive.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hustling

Verb

But Macdonald also spent the last nine years of his life battling leukemia while keeping it secret not just from his audience but his friends.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
After battling the fire from outside, crews later discovered two adults dead inside.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of battling

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