Synonyms for Compete:

• n.

  •
  • brokerage,
  • Broking,
  • business,
  • account,
  • asset,
  • business plan,
  • book,
  • cannibalize,
  • capacity,
  • beauty parade.
  •
  • strain,
  • work,
  • try for,
  • press for,
  • push for,
  • conflict,
  • attempt.
  •
  • combat.
  •compete (noun)
  • contend,
  • vie.

• v.

  •competition (verb)
  • compete.
  •contend (verb)
  • spar,
  • take part,
  • enter the rolls,
  • go out for,
  • bandy with,
  • clash,
  • race with,
  • go in for,
  • k the same prize,
  • face,
  • encounter,
  • wrestle,
  • tilt,
  • cope with,
  • collide,
  • oppose,
  • play,
  • engage in a contest,
  • lock horns with,
  • enter the lists,
  • enter into competition,
  • be in the running,
  • be rivals,
  • jockey,
  • match wits with,
  • participate in,
  • match strength with,
  • tussle,
  • contend for a prize,
  • run for,
  • become a competitor,
  • take on all comers.
  •contest (verb)
  • knuckling with,
  • with-standing,
  • lays out,
  • laid a finger on,
  • putting up dukes,
  • fought over,
  • with-stand,
  • with stands,
  • de fend,
  • fights over,
  • gang upon,
  • de-fended,
  • puts dukes,
  • with stand,
  • laying a finger on,
  • squares off,
  • rumpusses,
  • put dukes,
  • puts up dukes,
  • de fends,
  • knuckles with,
  • laid finger on,
  • with standing,
  • put gloves,
  • fighting over,
  • sets to,
  • setting to,
  • putting gloves,
  • puts on gloves,
  • with stood,
  • putting on gloves,
  • puts gloves,
  • knuckled with,
  • de-fend,
  • with-stands,
  • de-fends,
  • de-fending,
  • de fending,
  • putting dukes,
  • de fended,
  • laying finger on,
  • lays finger on,
  • duelled,
  • lays a finger on,
  • gang on.
  •emulate (verb)
  • out-vies,
  • goes like,
  • follows footsteps,
  • doest like,
  • follows example of,
  • did like,
  • following footsteps,
  • outvying,
  • following example of,
  • doth like,
  • making like,
  • outvies,
  • following suit,
  • followed the example of,
  • follow example of,
  • out-vying,
  • following the example of,
  • competing with,
  • out vies,
  • doing like,
  • patterns after,
  • does like,
  • dittoing,
  • contending with,
  • going like,
  • followed footsteps,
  • follows in footsteps,
  • rivalizes,
  • contends with,
  • rivalizing,
  • went like,
  • out vie,
  • contended with,
  • follows the example of,
  • followed example of,
  • didst like,
  • followed in footsteps,
  • made like,
  • out vied,
  • vied with,
  • competed with,
  • dost like,
  • follow footsteps,
  • doeth like,
  • patterning after,
  • vies with,
  • patterned after,
  • rivalized,
  • out vying,
  • following in footsteps,
  • makes like,
  • out-vie,
  • competes with,
  • out-vied.
  •go up against in contest (verb)
  • go for,
  • grapple,
  • fence,
  • match wits,
  • match strength,
  • essay,
  • go for the gold,
  • lock horns,
  • bid,
  • in the hunt,
  • pit oneself against,
  • bandy,
  • seek prize.
  •keep up (verb)
  • kept pace,
  • pre serve,
  • keeping step,
  • pre serving,
  • pre serves,
  • keeps pace,
  • pre-served,
  • pre-serving,
  • keeps step,
  • running with,
  • pre served,
  • kept step,
  • holding on,
  • pre-serves,
  • runs with,
  • held on.
  •participate (verb)
  • getting in on act,
  • wert a party to,
  • get on act,
  • being into,
  • got in on act,
  • got in on the act,
  • sate in on,
  • am a party to,
  • gotten the act,
  • getting in act,
  • got in act,
  • was party to,
  • sitting in,
  • gat on the act,
  • latching on,
  • sat on,
  • hadst a hand in,
  • am party to,
  • is into,
  • wast into,
  • are into,
  • co operates,
  • lent hand,
  • had hand in,
  • sat in on,
  • hast to do with,
  • co operate,
  • is a participant,
  • takes an interest in,
  • getting in on the act,
  • lends hand,
  • gets the act,
  • are party to,
  • gotten in the act,
  • gets on act,
  • wast party to,
  • gotten on act,
  • had a hand in,
  • hadst do with,
  • sits on,
  • took interest in,
  • haddest do with,
  • be in to,
  • associating with,
  • having hand in,
  • are a party to,
  • having a hand in,
  • got on act,
  • was in to,
  • getting on act,
  • am a participant,
  • hath a hand in,
  • haddest to do with,
  • lent a hand,
  • was participant,
  • be participant,
  • got the act,
  • being a participant,
  • is in to,
  • gets act,
  • is party to,
  • gat in on,
  • lending hand,
  • get the act,
  • gat in on the act,
  • gat in the act,
  • got act,
  • gat on act,
  • get in on act,
  • sate on,
  • were a participant,
  • was a participant,
  • wast a participant,
  • gotten in on,
  • gotten in on the act,
  • co operating,
  • gets on the act,
  • gets in on,
  • get act,
  • wert a participant,
  • lend hand,
  • entering into,
  • gotten in act,
  • hadst hand in,
  • get in act,
  • is a party to,
  • art a participant,
  • are a participant,
  • engaging in,
  • took an interest in,
  • being party to,
  • gat in act,
  • wert in to,
  • getting act,
  • have hand in,
  • co operated,
  • getting in on,
  • art party to,
  • associates with,
  • are in to,
  • tunes in,
  • was into,
  • lends a hand,
  • hadst to do with,
  • sits in,
  • am participant,
  • was a party to,
  • enter in to,
  • were in to,
  • art participant,
  • art into,
  • gets in on act,
  • haddest hand in,
  • gotten act,
  • wert party to,
  • sate in,
  • joins in,
  • gat the act,
  • is participant,
  • were a party to,
  • were into,
  • hast hand in,
  • gotten on the act,
  • had do with,
  • has hand in,
  • being participant,
  • art a party to,
  • sitting in on,
  • wast in to,
  • taking an interest in,
  • hast do with,
  • got on the act,
  • taking interest in,
  • am into,
  • had to do with,
  • take interest in,
  • hath hand in,
  • are participant,
  • haddest a hand in,
  • hath to do with,
  • takes interest in,
  • wast participant,
  • engages in,
  • latches on,
  • has a hand in,
  • gets in the act,
  • gotten in on act,
  • wast a party to,
  • getting on the act,
  • being a party to,
  • get on the act,
  • were participant,
  • gat act,
  • gets in act,
  • being in to,
  • art in to,
  • has do with,
  • sits in on,
  • go in to,
  • getting the act,
  • hath do with,
  • gat in on act,
  • has to do with,
  • have do with,
  • gets in on the act,
  • wert into,
  • hast a hand in,
  • getting in the act,
  • having do with,
  • were party to,
  • wert participant,
  • got in the act,
  • lending a hand.
  •petition (verb)
  • claim,
  • petition,
  • seek,
  • aspire,
  • hope,
  • apply.
  •race (verb)
  • out-stripped,
  • plunges ahead,
  • plunging ahead,
  • out strips,
  • out-strips,
  • out strip,
  • out-strip,
  • out-stripping,
  • plunged ahead.
  •rival (verb)
  • jockeying for position,
  • coming near to,
  • measured up to,
  • jockeyed for position,
  • seek displace,
  • sought to displace,
  • seeks to displace,
  • bore comparison with,
  • seeking displace,
  • scrambling for,
  • measured to,
  • jockeys for position,
  • measure to,
  • comes near to,
  • sought displace,
  • measuring up to,
  • measuring to,
  • seeking to displace,
  • bears comparison with,
  • measures to,
  • beared comparison with,
  • measures up to,
  • came near to,
  • compares with,
  • scrambled for,
  • went after,
  • scrambles for,
  • seeks displace,
  • bare comparison with,
  • bearing comparison with.
  •run (verb)
  • hitting campaign trail,
  • were candidate,
  • art candidate,
  • hits the campaign trail,
  • wast a candidate,
  • am a candidate,
  • is a candidate,
  • hit campaign trail,
  • are a candidate,
  • whistlestopping,
  • wert candidate,
  • kissing babies,
  • rings doorbells,
  • wast candidate,
  • being candidate,
  • ringed doorbells,
  • kisses babies,
  • shakes hands,
  • kissed babies,
  • ringing doorbells,
  • shook hands,
  • whistlestops,
  • was candidate,
  • are candidate,
  • whistlestopped,
  • wert a candidate,
  • were a candidate,
  • hitting the campaign trail,
  • be candidate,
  • being a candidate,
  • rang doorbells,
  • politicked,
  • art a candidate,
  • am candidate,
  • was a candidate,
  • hits campaign trail,
  • is candidate.
  •strive (verb)
  • do utmost,
  • brake neck,
  • do one utmost,
  • dost one best,
  • did one best,
  • doing utmost,
  • breaks one's neck,
  • breaking one's neck,
  • goes for the jugular,
  • didst one best,
  • shoots for,
  • doeth one's best,
  • shot for,
  • did one's best,
  • does one's best,
  • did one utmost,
  • didst one utmost,
  • doeth ones utmost,
  • breaks ones neck,
  • does one utmost,
  • doing one utmost,
  • leaving no stone unturned,
  • going for the jugular,
  • going the limit,
  • did utmost,
  • dost utmost,
  • bent over backward,
  • went for jugular,
  • breaking one neck,
  • broke one neck,
  • doing one best,
  • making every effort,
  • breaks neck,
  • do one best,
  • doest one's utmost,
  • brake one neck,
  • did ones utmost,
  • doeth utmost,
  • knocked oneself out,
  • does best,
  • knocks oneself out,
  • does one best,
  • break neck,
  • left no stone unturned,
  • bending over backward,
  • dost one's utmost,
  • goes limit,
  • doest utmost,
  • didst one's best,
  • didst ones utmost,
  • doth best,
  • does ones utmost,
  • brake ones neck,
  • doth ones best,
  • makes every effort,
  • did one's utmost,
  • doth one best,
  • knocking oneself out,
  • doest one best,
  • went for broke,
  • doing ones utmost,
  • doeth ones best,
  • went for the jugular,
  • leaves no stone unturned,
  • breaking neck,
  • doth one's utmost,
  • shooting for,
  • do ones utmost,
  • doest ones best,
  • doing one's utmost,
  • dost one utmost,
  • goes for broke,
  • didst utmost,
  • went the limit,
  • doing one's best,
  • go limit,
  • doing ones best,
  • did best,
  • broke one's neck,
  • tries hard,
  • dost ones utmost,
  • does utmost,
  • goes the limit,
  • bended over backward,
  • breaks one neck,
  • does ones best,
  • going limit,
  • didst best,
  • doest one utmost,
  • doing best,
  • goes for jugular,
  • broke neck,
  • doth one's best,
  • dost one's best,
  • bends over backward,
  • made every effort,
  • went limit,
  • doest best,
  • dost best,
  • went all out,
  • did ones best,
  • doeth best,
  • doth utmost,
  • doeth one utmost,
  • doest ones utmost,
  • goes all out,
  • breaking ones neck,
  • didst ones best,
  • leaved no stone unturned,
  • break one neck,
  • brake one's neck,
  • break ones neck,
  • broke ones neck,
  • trying hard,
  • doeth one's utmost,
  • doth ones utmost,
  • going for jugular,
  • didst one's utmost,
  • does one's utmost,
  • dost ones best,
  • doeth one best,
  • doth one utmost,
  • do ones best,
  • do best,
  • doest one's best.
  •struggle (verb)
  • put fight,
  • rough-houses,
  • putting up a fight,
  • going up against,
  • rough housing,
  • puts up a fight,
  • rough houses,
  • puts up fight,
  • goes against,
  • putting a fight,
  • went up against,
  • rough-housed,
  • puts fight,
  • putting up fight,
  • went against,
  • rough house,
  • puts a fight,
  • roughhoused,
  • putting fight,
  • bumped heads,
  • goes up against,
  • rough housed,
  • put a fight,
  • going against,
  • bumps heads,
  • bumping heads.
  •try (verb)
  • hast a shot,
  • chips away at,
  • drove for,
  • makes effort,
  • had a stab,
  • has crack,
  • vying for,
  • hadst go,
  • made an effort,
  • pro posing,
  • made a bid,
  • made pass at,
  • made bid,
  • hath a shot,
  • driving for,
  • having whack,
  • hast stab,
  • making a pass at,
  • has go,
  • hath whack,
  • lifts finger,
  • under takes,
  • making an attempt,
  • hath a stab,
  • making effort,
  • having shot,
  • hadst a go,
  • hast a go,
  • have go,
  • has a go,
  • makes pass at,
  • hath go,
  • hadst whack,
  • has whack,
  • hadst a shot,
  • made an attempt,
  • hath crack,
  • making pass at,
  • hath shot,
  • had stab,
  • make attempt,
  • hast a whack,
  • haddest whack,
  • lift finger,
  • makes a pass at,
  • hadst shot,
  • making an effort,
  • lifts a finger,
  • having a whack,
  • hadst a crack,
  • puts oneself out,
  • haddest crack,
  • hadst a stab,
  • haddest a stab,
  • making a bid,
  • having crack,
  • hadst crack,
  • hath a whack,
  • haddest a shot,
  • haddest a whack,
  • hast a crack,
  • exerting oneself,
  • having a crack,
  • made a pass at,
  • lifted finger,
  • hast a stab,
  • makes a bid,
  • haddest shot,
  • have whack,
  • have crack,
  • hast whack,
  • makes bid,
  • hadst stab,
  • had whack,
  • hast go,
  • chipping away at,
  • pro pose,
  • made effort,
  • had go,
  • make bid,
  • hast crack,
  • makes attempt,
  • having go,
  • made attempt,
  • vied for,
  • has a shot,
  • vies for,
  • pro-posing,
  • hath a go,
  • hath stab,
  • drave for,
  • haddest go,
  • haddest stab,
  • have shot,
  • had a whack,
  • exerted oneself,
  • had shot,
  • under took,
  • makes an effort,
  • has a stab,
  • exerts oneself,
  • make pass at,
  • had a shot,
  • makes an attempt,
  • under take,
  • had crack,
  • has stab,
  • has a crack,
  • under-taking,
  • having a go,
  • lifted a finger,
  • pro-pose,
  • under taking,
  • under-taken,
  • drives for,
  • lifting a finger,
  • has a whack,
  • making bid,
  • having a shot,
  • making attempt,
  • haddest a crack,
  • haddest a go,
  • hast shot,
  • under taken,
  • had a crack,
  • hath a crack,
  • have stab,
  • lifting finger,
  • having a stab,
  • having stab,
  • pro posed,
  • has shot,
  • putting oneself out,
  • hadst a whack,
  • under-takes.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pit against,
  • jostle,
  • keep up with the Joneses,
  • pitch against.
  •
  • joust,
  • get through to.
  •
  • hold on.
  •
  • take on.
  •
  • battle.
  •keep up
  • holds on,
  • ran with,
  • run with,
  • keep step,
  • keeping pace,
  • keep pace.
  •participate
  • join in,
  • get in the act,
  • engage in,
  • co-operate,
  • have to do with,
  • having to do with,
  • get in on the act,
  • sit on,
  • get in on,
  • associated with,
  • take an interest in,
  • sat in,
  • engaged in,
  • associate with,
  • tune in,
  • be party to,
  • sitting on,
  • co-operating,
  • have a hand in,
  • tuned in,
  • be a party to,
  • joining in,
  • tuning in,
  • co-operates,
  • latch on,
  • sit in on,
  • got in on,
  • sit in,
  • co-operated,
  • lend a hand,
  • be into,
  • joined in,
  • latched on,
  • be a participant.
  •run
  • whistlestop,
  • kiss babies,
  • politicking,
  • politick,
  • running,
  • shaking hands,
  • shake hands,
  • politicks,
  • hit the campaign trail,
  • ring doorbells.
  •Other relevant words:
  • assert,
  • competing,
  • close with,
  • administer,
  • resemble,
  • beat up against,
  • played,
  • Reluct,
  • match,
  • stand,
  • insist upon,
  • DO,
  • electioneer,
  • get by,
  • be a candidate,
  • be equivalent,
  • compare,
  • measure up,
  • make do,
  • maintain,
  • tie,
  • debate,
  • stickle for,
  • manage,
  • for,
  • handle,
  • arrange,
  • beat against,
  • approach,
  • equal,
  • campaign,
  • grapple with,
  • join battle with,
  • bout,
  • postulate,
  • stump,
  • make out,
  • antagonize,
  • lead,
  • buffet,
  • argue,
  • touch,
  • cope,
  • accomplish,
  • buffet the waves,
  • fight against,
  • breast the wave,
  • contrive,
  • dispute,
  • buck,
  • meet,
  • struggle against,
  • Reluctate.

Paraphrases for Compete:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    competing.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    complete.
  • Proper noun, singular
    competitors, competitive.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    contribute, fight, Fought, vie, competitive.
  • Verb, base form
    contribute, complete, match, fight, tender, vie, bid, competitive, cope.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    competition, competitions.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    participate, competence.
  • Verb, base form
    participate, competence.

Antonyms for Compete:

• v.

  • go up against in contest
    give up, help, forget, support, retreat, assist, release, let go, aid, make peace, surrender, agree, yield.

Hypernym for Compete:

• v.

  • competition
    try for, race, match, go for, emulate, run, rival, run off, touch, play, equal.