Synonyms and Antonyms for contender

Synonyms:

• front-runner
• scratch
• queen
• street fighter
• competition
• challenger
• tilter
• champ
• title-holder
• runner-up
• world-beater
• competitor
• finalist
• foe
• contestant
• second best
• champion
• king
• favourite
• semifinalist
• tier
• enemy
• rival
• favorite
• comer

Antonyms:

• friend
• soothe
• male monarch
• king
• male aristocrat