Synonyms for challenger
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Competitor
2. Opponent — one who challenges. One who confronts or opposes; a confronter, an opposer
Definitions
- n. 1
One who challenges.
- n. 2
One who challenges. One who confronts or opposes; a confronter, an opposer.
challengers of traditional attitudes
- n. 3
One who challenges. One who plays against the current champion of a contest or game in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.
The champion hopes to defeat his new challenger in the game to remain undefeated.
Forms
- Plural
- challengers → competitors, rivals, competitions, opponents…
Example sentences
- competition I like to play sport for fun, not for competition.
- rival Algeria needs to beat its regional rival, Morocco.
- competitor The company bought their fiercest competitor.
- opponent I have underestimated the strength of my opponent.
- adversary Fear is an adversary that one must face to move forward.
- contender I could have been a contender.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| challenger | rising | |
| competition | steady | |
| rival | rising | |
| competitor | steady | |
| opponent | rising | |
| adversary | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rival2
- 8 letters
- opponent3, disputer
- 9 letters
- contender3, adversary4
- 10 letters
- competitor4
- 11 letters
- competition4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rival2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- challengeur