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foe vs competition

competition vs foe

foe and competition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foe Yes No No No
competition Yes No No No
As nouns, competition is a hypernym of foe; that is, competition is a word with a broader meaning than foe:
  • foe: a personal enemy
  • competition: the contestant you hope to defeat
Other hypernyms of foe include challenger, competitor, contender, rival.
foe (noun) competition (noun)
a personal enemy the act of competing as for profit or a prize
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
the contestant you hope to defeat
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
Difference between foe and competition

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