Contest
Contest noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: a contest for the gold medal in diving
Run and contest are semantically related In some cases you can use "Run" instead the word "Contest" as a noun or a verb.
How words are described
| good | good contest | good run |
| long | long contest | long run |
| particular | particular contest | particular run |
| short | short contest | short run |
| Other adjectives: straight, single, small, actual, entire, real, big, little, infamous, quick, famous, final, next, last, latest, comic, previous, presidential. | ||
Common collocations
| control | contest control | run control |
| series | contest series | run series |
| government | contest government | run government |
| bit | contest bit | run bit |
| Other words: ads. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- They will suffer a Potty Emergency and forfeit the contest/run away to use the bathroom.
Source: Laxative Prank - The Graystone Saga did this early in its run, with the winner of a Facebook contest getting a minor character named after them in a future chapter.
Source: Contest Winner Cameo -
Saber Marionette J does not have a true Beach Episode in its TV run, but it does feature a contest with several of the female characters in swimsuits instead.
Source: Beach Episode
Cite this Source
Run and Contest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/run
Contest & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/run>.
Run or Contest. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/run.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "contest" and "run" have occurred on timeline