Compete and Work

Compete

Compete verb - To engage in a contest.

Usage example: prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship

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

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Compete and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compete" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

body	compete body	work body
system	compete system	work system
moment	compete moment	work moment
time	compete time	work time
Other words: way, money, bit, well, less, times.

Why, go to Los Angeles, of course, where the competition is much fiercer and requires even more work to compete against!

Source: Series / Dance Moms
Frequently treated more as things than people, they also have to compete with returning human(oid) veterans for work.

Source: Job-Stealing Robot
Although he would compete for a variety of territories, he is best known for his work in Florida, where he was the booker and promoter.

Source: Wrestling / Eddie Graham

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Work or Compete. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compete/work.

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