Competition
Competition noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Sports and competition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sports" instead a noun "Competition".
Sports
Competition and sports are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Competition" instead a noun "Sports".
Both words in one sentence
- A common usage in sports/competition shows, and occasionally parodied in other genres, the hero, team, or group in question will swear allegiance to fulfilling their dream while facing the setting sun (often while standing on a cliff or beach overlooking the ocean, but not always).
Source: Against the Setting Sun - Not sports but definitely a physical competition: in the SoulCalibur game series, Seung Mina's entire motivation for seeking the Soul Edge is to find it before her father's star pupil Hwang can.
Source: You Go, Girl! -
If you were to think of rhythm games as track sports, then the average rhythm game is local middle school competition and IIDX is the Olympic Games.
Source: Video Game / beatmania
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Sports and Competition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/competition/sports
Competition & Sports. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/competition/sports>.
Sports or Competition. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/competition/sports.
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