Competition
Competition noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Holiday and competition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Holiday" instead a noun "Competition".
Holiday
Holiday noun - A period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended.
Competition and holiday are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Competition" instead a noun "Holiday".
Nearby Words: holidayed, holidaying
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| musical | musical competition | musical holiday |
| best | best competition | best holiday |
| long | long competition | long holiday |
| similar | similar competition | similar holiday |
| Other adjectives: complete, romantic, popular, actual, entire, real, big, new, major, national, final, official, titular, last, local, foreign, annual, upcoming, European. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- It was then moved to the 1999 holiday season, but this time it was delayed due to competition, including Toy Story 2.
Source: Release Date Change - The special edition of Beauty and the Beast (with the new "Human Again" sequence) was supposed to be released during the 1998 holiday season, but it was delayed due to competition from animated films like A Bug's Life and The Prince of Egypt.
Source: Release Date Change - The gnomes have (well, had) Spanner's Eve, the trolls have a Tectonicalia (similar to the Saturnalia in Ancient Rome), the Savasi dwarves have an Olympics-like competition, and the gnolls have another gift-giving holiday called Traal.
Source: You Mean Xmas
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Holiday and Competition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/competition/holiday
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