Synonyms for tournament
ˈtʊər nə mənt, ˈtɜr-tour·na·ment

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1. tournament, tourneynoun

   a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

   Synonyms:
   tourney

2. tournamentnoun

   a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

   Synonyms:
   tourney

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1. • Contest

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1. competion

   you are going against other people

   i'm going to a tournament tomorrow

   Submitted by JP03 on October 23, 2014  

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1. tournamentnoun

   Synonyms:
   tourney

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "tournament":

   bonspiel, championship, championships, invitational, contest, competition

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How to use tournament in a sentence?

1. Dominic Thiem:

   This tournament was for a good cause and we all gave our best, many high quality matches in a great atmosphere, in front of a full crowd, so it was a perfect weekend.

2. World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset:

   When I think of that amazing tournament in South Africa 20 years ago, I think of two people, off the field, I think of Nelson Mandela. On the field, I think of Jonah Lomu. Both men inspired millions around the world. Jonah Lomu will forever be a big part of rugby's story.

3. Kiki Bertens:

   It's always tough to play someone you've never played before, she's had some good wins here, so I'm just really happy to be in the final of my home tournament.

4. Shiv Lamba:

   When we went to Europe for a tournament in Spain - we finished second - on the plane I was studying while everybody else was talking and stuff.

5. Venus Williams:

   It was a great week, to win the tournament and have the 700th... so, some great moments this week.