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Contend (Verb)

Meaning 1

Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Synonyms

  • Vie
  • Compete

Hyponyms

  • Go For
  • Race
  • Play
  • Run
  • Touch
  • Match
  • Try For
  • Run Off
  • Emulate
  • Equal
  • Rival

Related Words

  • Contention (noun)
  • Contender (noun)

Meaning 2

Maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Postulate

Related Words

  • Contention (noun)

Meaning 3

Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

  • Manage
  • Make Out
  • Grapple
  • Get By
  • Make Do
  • Deal
  • Cope

Hypernyms

  • Act
  • Move

Hyponyms

  • Improvise
  • Hack
  • Fend
  • Scrape Along
  • Cut
  • Squeak By
  • Extemporize
  • Scratch Along
  • Rub Along
  • Scrape By

Meaning 4

Have an argument about something.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Fence
  • Argue
  • Debate

Hypernyms

  • Converse

Hyponyms

  • Brabble
  • Scrap
  • Squabble
  • Pettifog
  • Altercate
  • Spar
  • Quibble
  • Argufy
  • Oppose
  • Bicker
  • Quarrel
  • Stickle

Related Words

  • Contention (noun)

Meaning 5

To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Repugn
  • Contest

Hypernyms

  • Oppose

Hyponyms

  • Challenge
  • Gainsay

Related Words

  • Contention (noun)

Meaning 6

Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Synonyms

  • Fight
  • Struggle

Hyponyms

  • Wage
  • Get Back
  • Defend
  • Fight Back
  • Combat
  • Tussle
  • Oppose
  • Chickenfight
  • Fight Down
  • Assail
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