Compete and Uphold

Compete

Compete verb - To engage in a contest.

Uphold and compete are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Uphold" instead a verb "Compete".

Uphold

Uphold verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.

Compete and uphold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compete" instead a verb "Uphold".

Nearby Words: upholder, upholding

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

sort compete sort uphold sort
way compete way uphold way
identity compete identity uphold identity
problems compete problems uphold problems
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