contender vs favourite
favourite vs contendercontender and favourite both are nouns.
contender is not an adjective while favourite is an adjective.
contender is not a verb while favourite is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contender | Yes | No | No | No |
| favourite | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
favourite is a hyponym of
contender; that is, favourite is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
contender:
- contender: the contestant you hope to defeat
- favourite: a competitor thought likely to win
Other hyponyms of contender include
champ, champion, title-holder, comer, finalist, enemy, foe, favorite, front-runner, world-beater, runner-up, second best, scratch, semifinalist, street fighter, tier, tilter.
| contender (noun) | favourite (noun) |
|---|---|
| the contestant you hope to defeat | something regarded with special favor or liking |
| a special loved one | |
| a competitor thought likely to win |
| contender (adjective) | favourite (adjective) |
|---|---|
| preferred above all others and treated with partiality | |
| appealing to the general public |
| contender (verb) | favourite (verb) |
|---|---|
| To mark an item as a personal favorite on social media |
Words related to "contender"
Words related to "favourite"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- Canadian spelling
- best-loved
- challenger
- choice
- chosen
- competition
- competitor
- contender
- darling
- dearie
- deary
- ducky
- favored
- favorite
- favoured
- front-runner
- label
- loved
- lover
- macushla
- mark
- mollycoddle
- pet
- pick
- popular
- preferent
- preferred
- rival
- selection
- social media
- tag
- teacher's pet
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