| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A trial of skill or ability: competition, meet1. See CONFLICT. 2. A vying with others for victory or supremacy: battle, competition, corrivalry, race, rivalry, strife, striving, struggle, tug of war, war, warfare. See CONFLICT. | | VERB: | 1. To strive against (others) for victory: compete, contend, emulate, rival, vie. See CONFLICT. 2. To take a stand against: buck, challenge, dispute, oppose, resist, traverse. See SUPPORT.
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| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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