Compete 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 10 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS candidates in real context
/kəmˈpiːt/ (verb)
to take part in a competition or contest, to try to be better or more successful than others as your competitors, keep up with, rival, be involved, contend, battle, challenge, strive against, wrangle, vie, play, enter
Dear Carole, I’m in 6th form and ever since GCSE revision I feel I have been on a treadmill. I have to compete in sport against other schools, I’ve got A-level revision now and college or university is ahead of me, and thus more and more exams to pass, then job-hunting in a recession and more competition. Where is the fun in all this? Who decided this is the way society should be run? Do I have an alternative? I just want to enjoy my life without all this pressure.
I hear you. Primates are hierarchical and the higher up the hierarchy you are the better your chances of survival. We compete with each other over access to food and access to safe sleeping sites. Available resources rarely meet the demands made by humans and thus competition is a way of life. It is usually more physically intense among males than females.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/
Antonyms: cooperate, collaborate
Adjective: competitive
Adverb: competitively
Noun: competition
Noun: competitor
Noun: competitiveness
