competition vs game
game vs competitioncompetition and game both are nouns.
competition is not an adjective while game is an adjective.
competition is not a verb while game is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| competition | Yes | No | No | No |
| game | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
game is a hyponym of
competition; that is, game is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
competition:
- competition: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- game: a single play of a sport or other contest
Other hyponyms of competition include
athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics, bout, championship, chicken, cliffhanger, dogfight, race, tournament, tourney, playoff, rubber, series, field trial, match, tournament, race, spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest, trial.
| competition (noun) | game (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of competing as for profit or a prize | a contest with rules to determine a winner |
| an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants | an amusement or pastime |
| the contestant you hope to defeat | your occupation or line of work |
| a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers | a single play of a sport or other contest |
| frivolous or trifling behavior | |
| animal hunted for food or sport | |
| the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game | |
| a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) | |
| the flesh of wild animals that is used for food | |
| (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win | |
| (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves |
| competition (adjective) | game (adjective) |
|---|---|
| willing to face danger | |
| disabled in the feet or legs |
| competition (verb) | game (verb) |
|---|---|
| place a bet on |
Words related to "competition"
- athletic competition
- athletic contest
- athletics
- bout
- business relation
- challenger
- champ
- champion
- championship
- chicken
- cliffhanger
- comer
- compete
- competitor
- contender
- contention
- contest
- contestant
- cooperation
- dogfight
- enemy
- favorite
- favourite
- field trial
- finalist
- foe
- front-runner
- game
- group action
- match
- playoff
- price competition
- price war
- race
- rival
- rivalry
- rubber
- runner-up
- scratch
- second best
- semifinalist
- series
- social event
- spelldown
- spelling bee
- spelling contest
- street fighter
- tier
- tilter
- title-holder
- tournament
- tourney
- trial
- world-beater
Words related to "game"
- activity
- animal
- animate being
- ante
- athletic game
- away game
- back
- beast
- bet
- bet on
- big game
- biz
- bowling
- brave
- brute
- buffalo
- business
- cabal
- caper
- card game
- cards
- catch
- child's game
- colloquialism
- competition
- computer game
- conspiracy
- contest
- counterplan
- counterplot
- courageous
- course
- creature
- crippled
- cup tie
- curling
- defending
- diversion
- division
- double feature
- double up
- doubleheader
- ducks and drakes
- exhibition game
- fauna
- frolic
- gage
- gambling game
- gambol
- game
- game bird
- game equipment
- game of chance
- gameness
- gamey
- gaming
- gamy
- gimpy
- gritty
- guessing game
- halt
- halting
- hare
- hare and hounds
- home game
- horn
- intrigue
- job
- lame
- lawn tennis
- line
- line of work
- machination
- meat
- mettlesome
- mind game
- move
- nightcap
- occupation
- pall-mall
- paper chase
- parlay
- parlor game
- parlour game
- part
- party game
- penalty
- period of play
- pinball
- pinball game
- play
- play out
- played
- playing period
- playoff game
- plot
- practice game
- prisoner's base
- punt
- puzzle
- rabbit
- recreation
- rematch
- replay
- ring-a-rosy
- ring-around-a-rosy
- ring-around-the-rosy
- road game
- romp
- run off
- scheme
- score
- secret plan
- section
- set
- side
- small game
- spirited
- spunky
- stake
- strategy
- table game
- tennis
- treasure hunt
- turn
- twin bill
- unfit
- venison
- video game
- wager
- zero-sum game
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