Synonyms for compete
kəmˈpitcom·pete

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1. compete

   Synonyms:
   contend, rival, cope, emulate

   Antonyms:
   participate, share

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1. compete, vie, contendverb

   compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

   Synonyms:
   fence, fight, make do, repugn, deal, vie, manage, struggle, debate, argue, postulate, grapple, contend, cope, make out, get by, contest

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1. competeverb

   Synonyms:
   contend, strive, struggle, cope, enter the lists, be rivals

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1. List of paraphrases for "compete":

   competition, competing, rival

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1. Donald Trump:

   He didn't answer your question, and that's what's going to happen with our enemies and the people we compete against, we're going to win with Trump and people back down with Trump, and that's what I like.

2. Phil Mickelson:

   My desire to play is the same, i’ve never been driven by exterior things. I’ve always been intrinsically motivated because I love to compete, I love playing the game. I love having opportunities to play against the best at the highest level. That’s what drives me, and the belief that I could still do it inspired me to work harder.

3. David Sables:

   They could be into a massive opportunity for which they might very well drop their prices and compete.

4. Phil Mickelson:

   Player Impact Program so when you look at ‘22 through ’30, you look at all the opportunities out there, we're going to do as we've done in the past, which is more than compete favorably against anything else out there.

5. Marcos Baghdatis:

   It is clear that unless I am 100 percent fit and healthy to compete, I shall not participate at the Olympics because I would be doing injustice to my country, it is therefore with great sadness that I now announce my withdrawal from the Cyprus Tennis Federation Olympic Team. I have already informed Cyprus Tennis Federation Federation.