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Exact Match:

one-upmanship: the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor

Synonyms:

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Related Words:

vying collapse

competition collapse: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"; a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"

rivalry collapse

gamesmanship collapse: the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game

guile collapse

shrewdness collapse: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

stealth collapse: avoiding detection by moving carefully

inventiveness collapse: the power of creative imagination

seniority collapse: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

one upmanship collapse

privilege collapse: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all; (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship; bestow a privilege upon

prerogative collapse: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

majority collapse: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"; (elections) more than half of the votes; the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

predominance collapse: the state of being predominant over others

preeminence collapse

preponderance collapse: exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"; a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"; superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"

skill collapse: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"; an ability that has been acquired by training

precedence collapse: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

excellence collapse: the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree; an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"

right-of-way collapse

ascendancy collapse

prepotency collapse

canniness collapse

virtuosity collapse: technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

priority collapse: preceding in time

prestige collapse: a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"

greatness collapse: the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

artfulness collapse: the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage

wile collapse

cleverness collapse

sophistry collapse

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