one of the two games that are played immediately before the last game in a sports competition. The two people or teams who win the semifinals play each other in the last game, called the final, to decide who wins the competition.
Synonyms and related words
Sports events and competitions
battle/war of nerves
bye
card
semifinal
noun countable
US /ˌsemiˈfaɪn(ə)l/US /ˌsemaɪˈfaɪn(ə)l/
Word Forms
singular
semifinal
plural
semifinals
DEFINITIONS1
1
one of the two games that are played immediately before the last game in a sports competition. The two people or teams who win the semifinals play each other in the last game, called the final, to decide who wins the competition.