Synonyms & related words for tournament

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tournament — including tourney, contest, game, match, joust, regatta. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to tournament

Explore words related to tournament — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include championships, bonspiel, semifinal, quarterfinal, finals, playoff, invitational, qualifiers. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for tournament

Common synonyms for tournament include tourney, contest, game, match, joust, regatta, bout, event — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does tournament come from?

The word tournament breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tour-, from Latin tornus (“turn, lathe”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.