67 entries under emulate topic. ×

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contend(verb, work, attack, maintain, oppose)
13
vie(verb, meet, run, maintain, oppose)
9
rival(verb, adjective, meet, maintain, oppose)
5
equal(match, outdo, rival, resemble)
5
match(verb, maintain, oppose, continue, fight)
4
compete with(verb, expression, oppose, challenge, match)
2
challenge(noun, verb, oppose, fight, match)
2
outvie(verb, follow, challenge, match, contend)
2
vie with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
2
partake(verb, meet, play, join, aid)
1
approach(match, equal, outdo, rival)
1
meet(verb, oppose, fight, struggle, resist)
1
touch(meet, match, equal, near)
1
amount(meet, touch, match, equal, near)
1
balance(verb, maintain, continue, sustain, match)
1
come near to(expression, meet, touch, match, equal)
1
come up to(expression, idiom, meet, touch, near)
1
contend with(verb, expression, challenge, match, contend)
1
correspond(meet, touch, match, equal, near)
1
ditto(verb, match, imitate, outdo, mirror)
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APASmart Define. (2016). compete thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/compete/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "compete thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/compete/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, compete thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/compete/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "compete thesaurus" 15 January 2016. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/compete/thesaurus/synonyms>