competition
Yusuf set up a new company in competition with the firm that had sacked him.
Race officials will usually award a time allowance to a boat that is in competition with a faster boat.
The local people found themselves in competition with newcomers for council housing .

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Competing and contending (non-sporting)
as a dare
be one up on someoneidiom
cat
catchup
challenge someone to something/do something
dare
get one up on someoneidiom
give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom
go in for something
go toe to toeidiom
hyper-competitive
jungle
pit
sharp elbowsidiom
sharp-elbowed
sharpen (something) up
sharpen your elbowsidiom
showing
snap
toe