noun
- competitive tournaments or events to which participants are invited rather than qualifying through other means
Usage: sports; plural form
Examples
- The swim team competed in three invitationals this season.
- Our school hosts annual basketball invitationals for regional teams.
- She won first place at the track and field invitationals.
- The debate team was invited to participate in several prestigious invitationals.
- Golf invitationals typically feature the top players from different schools.
- The wrestling invitationals draw competitors from across the state.