53 entries under rival topic. ×

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contend(verb, work, attack, maintain, oppose)
17
emulate(verb, meet, maintain, oppose, continue)
13
vie(verb, meet, run, maintain, oppose)
5
equal(match, outdo, emulate, 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)
1
approach(match, equal, outdo, emulate)
1
balance(verb, maintain, continue, sustain, match)
1
contend with(verb, expression, challenge, match, contend)
1
ditto(verb, match, imitate, outdo, mirror)
1
do like(verb, expression, challenge, match, contend)
1
follow(verb, match, contend, imitate, outdo)
1
follow in footsteps(verb, expression, idiom, challenge, match)
1
follow suit(verb, expression, follow, match, imitate)
1
follow the example of(verb, expression, idiom, challenge, match)
1
go like(verb, expression, challenge, match, imitate)
1
imitate(verb, match, 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>