competing

adjective10 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0

A situation in which someone has a personal reason for wanting a particular outcome, which may conflict with their professional duties.

A product from a different company that is a rival to one's own product in the marketplace.

Refers to multiple, often conflicting, requirements for a limited resource like time or attention.

A different way of explaining or understanding the meaning of something, such as a text or an event.

Refers to conflicting assertions or demands for something, like ownership or truth.

A rival theory or explanation that must be considered alongside the primary one.

Refers to a rival offer, especially in business takeovers or auctions.

A fundamental belief system that is in conflict with another.

A system of ideas and ideals that is in opposition to another, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory.

A small, organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.