Run
Run noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.
Tournament and run are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tournament" instead a noun "Run".
Nearby Word: running
Tournament
Tournament noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs
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Synonyms for Tournament
Run and tournament are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Run" instead a noun "Tournament".
Nearby Word: tourney
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The tournament eventually was run, but much to everyone's surprise, Antonov has no involvement with this whole disturbance, he was genuine in hosting his tournament for a good sport.
Source: Analysis / The King of Fighters - The King of Fighters, in which almost every tournament is run by somebody planning something shady.
Source: Tournament Arc -
The Joker's Wild: During the first four years of the syndicated run, the highest money winners from the preceding year (plus the top winners from the CBS era for the 1977 tournament as well) competed in a high-stakes tournament.
Source: Tournament Play
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Tournament and Run. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/tournament
Run & Tournament. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/tournament>.
Tournament or Run. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run/tournament.
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