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What is another word for competing against?

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Verb
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Present participle for to confront or come up against
competing with
facing
opposing
clashing with
doing battle with
confronting
battling
taking on
challenging
engaging
encountering
rivalingUS
rivallingUK
contesting
fighting
vying with
contending
meeting
contending with
vying
competing
struggling against
combating
combatting
contending against
facing off against
standing up to
striving against
going up against
attacking
waging war against
putting up a fight
crossing swords with
warring against
fighting back against
facing up to
scrimmaging with
taking up arms against
grappling with
locking horns with
coming to blows with
skirmishing with
shooting it out with
braving
going eyeball to eyeball with
matching
going one on one with
contenting against
going toe to toe with
pitting
tussling with
tangling
crossing swords
sparring
waging war
coming up against
locking horns
pitting oneself against
going up against in contest
squaring up
jousting
going head to head
trying to beat
wrangling
wrestling
resisting
defying
withstanding
disputing
putting up an argument
making a stand against
speaking against
controverting
setting your face against
taking issue with
sparing no effort
opposing action
arguing with
arguing against
flying in the face of
putting up a fight against
objecting to
standing up and be counted against
countering
quarreling with
questioning
oppugning
bucking
tangling with
repelling
taking a stand against
campaigning against
playing
fighting against
going against
facing down
crossing
checking
blocking
thwarting
obstructing
speaking out against
disliking
disagreeing
counterattacking
disagreeing with
assailing
disapproving
assaulting
dissenting
hindering
preventing
protesting
warding off
disapproving of
fending off
withstaying
gainstaying
gainstanding
withsitting
withsetting
not supporting
not countenancing
struggling with
outdoing
emulating
frowning at
meeting head-on
calling in question
running counter to
taking a stand
rebelling against
contradicting
denying
gainsaying
rebutting
arguing
taking
reacting
taking up arms
impeding
outvying
surpassing
rivalizing
taking issue
stopping
halting
stemming
inhibiting
frustrating
restraining
relucting
curbing
refusing
counteracting
countervailing
stonewalling
negating
duellingUK
duelingUS
tackling
repulsing
rebuffing
battling against
dissenting with
kicking against
refusing to accept
baulking at
staving off
holding off
contravening
beating
holding at bay
fighting off
remaining firm
turning down
keeping at bay
fighting back
holding out against
standing firm
accosting
affronting
colliding with
engaging with
battling with
getting into conflict with
meeting head on
coming into conflict with
Verb
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Present participle for to compete against another or others to see who is fastest
racing
running against
trying to beat
having a race with
Preposition
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In competition with
against
versus
vs
facing
challenging
opposing
v.
up against
opposed to
competing with
in competition against
in competition with
vs.
in opposition to
with
v
contra
head to head with
matched up with
matched up against
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