Hypernyms for "competition"
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athletic competition
athletic contest
athletics
bout
champ
champion
championship
chicken
cliffhanger
comer
contest
dogfight
enemy
favorite
favourite
field trial
finalist
foe
front-runner
game
king
match
playoff
price competition
price war
queen
race
runner-up
scratch
second best
semifinalist
series
spelldown
spelling bee
spelling contest
street fighter
tier
tilter
title-holder
tournament
tourney
trial
world-beater
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.