Game
Game noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
One-upmanship and game are semantically related. In some cases you can use "One-upmanship" instead a noun "Game".
One-upmanship
One-upmanship noun - The practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor.
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Synonyms for One-upmanship
Game and one-upmanship are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Game" instead a noun phrase "One-upmanship".
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Serial Escalation: Some rounds become a game of one-upmanship as everyone tries to outdo their predecessors in scale of destruction, hilarity, or both.
Source: Video Game / Space Station 13 -
Too Awesome to Use: Invoked and discussed within the context of the perpetual game of one-upmanship that is the Lensman Arms Race.
Source: Literature / Lensman -
Evil Versus Evil: Post-time skip the North is a barren wasteland and the rest of the country is becoming a power-struggle free-for-all game of Eviler Than Thou one-upmanship between the Organization, Riful, Priscilla, Isley, & Rafaela/Luciela with everyone else caught up in the middle.
Source: Manga / Claymore
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