Adjective1.
striving or
struggling in
rivalry or battle; "contending armies"; "two
contending parties" (similar) competitive, competitory
Verb1.
maintain or assert; "He
contended that communism had no future" (synonym)
postulate (hypernym)
claim (derivation) contention2.
have an
argument about something (synonym) argue, debate,
fence (hypernym) converse,
discourse (hyponym)
stickle (entail) disagree, differ, dissent,
take issue (derivation) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing3. to
make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They
contested the outcome of
the race" (synonym) contest,
repugn (hypernym)
oppose (hyponym) challenge, dispute,
gainsay (derivation) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing4.
compete for something;
engage in a contest;
measure oneself against others (synonym) compete,
vie (hyponym)
try for, go
for (derivation) competition, contention, rivalry5.
come to
terms or
deal successfully with; "We
got by on
just a
gallon of gas"; "They
made do on
half a
loaf of
bread every day" (synonym) cope,
get by,
make out,
make do, grapple, deal,
manage (hypernym) act,
move (hyponym) improvise, extemporize
Amrysoniad = n. a contending
Amrysonol = a. contending
Gwrthymdyniad = n. a
contending against
Ymrafaeliad = n. a contending
(
p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Contend Â
