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Contender

🔄 Synonyms of "Contender"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
competitionnoun	(uncountable) The action of competing.
rivalnoun	A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
competitornoun	A person or organization against whom one is competing.
challengernoun	One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Contender"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
challengernoun	One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.
competitionnoun	(uncountable) The action of competing.
competitornoun	A person or organization against whom one is competing.
rivalnoun	A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
championnoun	An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
contestantnoun	A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.
opponentnoun	One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
aspirantnoun	Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
pretendernoun	One who pretends or lays claim to something; one who makes a profession, show, or assertion, especially without adequate grounds, falsely, or with intent to deceive; a dissembler, deceiver, charlatan, hypocrite.
frontrunnernoun	Alternative form of front runner. [(idiomatic) Any of the most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.]
front-runnernoun	Alternative form of front runner. [(idiomatic) Any of the most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.]
applicantnoun	One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
interesting	Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.
favouritenoun	A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
favoritenoun	A surname.
nomineenoun	A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
suitornoun	One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
candidatenoun	A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
champnoun	(informal) Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)
suctionnoun	The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.