game - a single play of a game; "the game lasted 2 hours"

social event - an event characteristic of persons forming groups

athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes

chicken - a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

cliffhanger - a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end

dogfight - a fiercly disputed contest; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"; "a real dogfight for third place"; "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract"

race - a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"

tournament, tourney - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

playoff - any final competition to determine a championship

series - (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series"

field trial - a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving

match - a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

race - any competition; "the race for the presidency"

spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest - a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly

trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"

rivalry, competition, contention - the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

battle of wits - a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used

bidding contest - a series of competing bids

popularity contest - competition (real or figurative) for popular support

oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

challenge, dispute, gainsay - take exception to; "She challenged his claims"