vying
Striving against others
Vying is competing eagerly with others for something: vying for attention, vying for the top spot, companies vying for market share.
The word implies active, ongoing rivalry rather than passive competition.
It's the present participle of vie, though vying appears more often than its base form.
Contending for victory
- contendingStriving in rivalry
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- raceCompetition of speed
- contestOrganized competitive event
challenge · opponents · adversaries · head-to-head · matchup · jockeying · battling · pitted
Labored effort against resistance
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- tug-of-warCompetitive rope-pulling contest
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
contention · opposition · feuding · sparring · wrestling · grappling · fighting · warring
Strong desire for achievement
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- pursuitAct of chasing something
drive · positioning · maneuvering · scrambling · hustling · ladder · promotion · status
competing
Contending for victory
- contendingStriving in rivalry
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- raceCompetition of speed
contest · challenge · opponents · adversaries · head-to-head · matchup · jockeying · battling · pitted · outmaneuvering
struggle
Labored effort against resistance
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- tug-of-warCompetitive rope-pulling contest
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
dispute · contention · opposition · feuding · sparring · wrestling · grappling · fighting · warring · clashing
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- advancementForward movement or promotion
pursuit · drive · positioning · maneuvering · scrambling · hustling · ladder · promotion · status · recognition
bracket
Support or category
- playoffContest deciding advancement
- semifinalSecond-to-last tournament stage
- qualifierWord or phrase limiting meaning
elimination · seed · championship · heat · final · round · knockout · matchup · seeding · advancing
- competitivenessrivalry, contending, outdoing, outperforming, one-upmanship
- maneuveringmaneuvering, positioning, steering, repositioning, pivoting
vyingcooperating
Working jointly toward goals
collaborating · partnering · teaming up · working together · joining forces
vyingyielding
Bending under pressure
conceding · surrendering · withdrawing · acquiescing · deferring
vyingconceding
Acknowledging another's claim
surrendering · capitulating · ceding · forfeiting · backing down