competing
adjective
[ kəmˈpiːtɪŋ ]
• striving against one another to gain or win something.
• "competing political ideologies"
compete
verb
• strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
• "universities are competing for applicants"
Similar:
take part,
play,
be a contestant,
be a competitor,
participate,
be involved,
get involved,
engage,
enter,
go in for,
throw one's hat in the ring,
be in the running,
contend,
vie,
fight,
battle,
clash,
tussle,
grapple,
wrestle,
wrangle,
jockey,
wage war,
cross swords,
lock horns,
go head to head,
strive against,
struggle against,
pit oneself against,
challenge,
take on,
try to beat,
pitch oneself against,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin competere, in its late sense ‘strive or contend for (something)’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.
