Easier English Basic Synonyms

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competition
noun
Synonyms: competition, contest, match, game
competition
an event in which several teams or people compete with each other
He won first prize in the photography competition.
contest
any event or situation in which people compete with each other
a beauty contest 
쑗
 There are three senior politicians in this leadership
contest.
match
a single occasion when two teams or players compete with each other in a
sport
We watched the football match on TV. 
쑗
 He won the last two tennis
matches he played.
game
an activity in which people compete with each other using skill, strength
or luck
She’s not very good at games like chess. 
쑗
 I enjoy a game of cards.
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complain
verb
Synonyms: complain, object, protest, grumble, whine
Antonym: praise
Synonyms:
complain
to say that something is not good or does not work properly
The shop is so cold the staff have started complaining. 
쑗
 They are
complaining that our prices are too high.
object
to say that you do not like something or you do not want something to
happen
We object to being treated like children. 
쑗
 He objected that the pay was too
low.
protest
to say that you strongly disapprove of something, sometimes by shouting
or speaking angrily
Passengers began protesting about the lack of heating on the train. 
쑗
 My
assistant protested about having to work at the weekend.
grumble
to complain in a bad-tempered way, especially regularly and often about
unimportant things
He’s always grumbling about the music from the flat above.