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second best vs contender

contender vs second best

second best and contender both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
second best Yes No No No
contender Yes No No No
As nouns, contender is a hypernym of second best; that is, contender is a word with a broader meaning than second best:
  • second best: the competitor who finishes second
  • contender: the contestant you hope to defeat
Other hypernyms of second best include challenger, competition, competitor, rival.
second best (noun) contender (noun)
the competitor who finishes second the contestant you hope to defeat
Difference between second best and contender

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