Synonyms and Antonyms of contend (kən-tĕnd)

battle contest dispute contestation belligerent emulate hold contentious assert buffet grapple combat duel struggle tilt war wrestle compete rival vie argue debate moot bicker quibble spat squabble tiff wrangle hassle tangle affirm allege asseverate aver avouch avow claim declare maintain say state contradictious disputatious dissentious factious hostile litigious mutinous seditious taurine turbulent altercation competition contention controversy dissidence donnybrook litigiosity rivalry antagonize bargain brawl bustle cope cross encounter face oppose oppugn reason skirmish tug vindicate wage postulate fence repugn get by make out make-do deal manage disputable

give up cede give in surrender leave retreat desert abandon

fight quarrel conflict words conclude believe insist posit presume assume suggest point out

contend ₁₀

conned ₉ docent ₉ nocent ₈ tendon ₇

coden ₈ coned ₈ coted ₈ cento ₇ conte ₇ nonce ₇ oncet ₇ donne ₆ noted ₆ toned ₆ nonet ₅ tenno ₅ tenon ₅ tonne ₅

code ₇ coed ₇ deco ₇ cent ₆ cone ₆ conn ₆ cote ₆ once ₆ dent ₅ done ₅ dote ₅ node ₅ tend ₅ toed ₅ neon ₄ none ₄ note ₄ tone ₄

cod ₆ doc ₆ con ₅ cot ₅ eco ₅ tec ₅ den ₄ doe ₄ don ₄ dot ₄ end ₄ nod ₄ ode ₄ ted ₄ tod ₄ eon ₃ net ₃ not ₃ one ₃ ten ₃ toe ₃ ton ₃

de ₃ do ₃ ed ₃ od ₃ en ₂ et ₂ ne ₂ no ₂ oe ₂ on ₂ te ₂ to ₂