competition (n)
contention (n)
rivalry (n)

n01168569

type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of competing as for profit or a prize
examples the teams were in fierce contention for first place
Outgoing links
Hypernym group action
Derivationally related form rivalry → rival
Derivationally related form contention → contend
Derivationally related form competition → compete
Antonym competition → cooperation
Hyponym contest
Incoming links
Hyponym group action
Hypernym contest
Antonym cooperation → competition
Derivationally related form contend → contention
Derivationally related form compete → competition
Derivationally related form rival → rivalry

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