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Synonyms for "contend" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for contend in English

contend:

to contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)

  1. to contend
    to assert; to contend; to demonstrate
    • assert verbe (asserts, asserted, asserting)
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
    • demonstrate verbe (demonstrates, demonstrated, demonstrating)
  2. to contend
    – maintain or assert 1
    to contend; to postulate
    – maintain or assert 1
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
      • He contended that Communism had no future1
    • postulate verbe (postulates, postulated, postulating)
  3. to contend
    – have an argument about something 1
    to argue; to fence; to contend; to debate
    – have an argument about something 1
    • argue verbe (argues, argued, argueing)
    • fence verbe (fences, fenced, fencing)
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
    • debate verbe (debates, debated, debating)
  4. to contend
    – to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation 1
    to contest; to contend; repugn
    – to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation 1
    • contest verbe (contests, contested, contesting)
      • They contested the outcome of the race1
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
    • repugn verbe
  5. to contend
    – compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others 1
    to compete; to contend; vie
    – compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others 1
    • compete verbe (competes, competed, competing)
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
    • vie verbe
  6. to contend
    – be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 1
    to struggle; to contend; to fight
    – be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 1
    • struggle verbe (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
      • Militant groups are contending for control of the country1
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
      • the tribesmen fought each other1
      • Siblings are always fighting1
  7. to contend
    – come to terms with 1
    to manage; cope; to deal; to contend; to make out; to get by; to make do; grapple
    – come to terms with 1
    • manage verbe (manages, managed, managing)
    • cope verbe
    • deal verbe (deals, dealt, dealing)
    • contend verbe (contends, contended, contending)
    • make out verbe (makes out, made out, making out)
    • get by verbe (gets by, got by, getting by)
    • make do verbe (makes do, made do, making do)
    • grapple verbe

Conjugations for contend:

present
  1. contend
  2. contend
  3. contends
  4. contend
  5. contend
  6. contend
simple past
  1. contended
  2. contended
  3. contended
  4. contended
  5. contended
  6. contended
present perfect
  1. have contended
  2. have contended
  3. has contended
  4. have contended
  5. have contended
  6. have contended
past continuous
  1. was contending
  2. were contending
  3. was contending
  4. were contending
  5. were contending
  6. were contending
future
  1. shall contend
  2. will contend
  3. will contend
  4. shall contend
  5. will contend
  6. will contend
continuous present
  1. am contending
  2. are contending
  3. is contending
  4. are contending
  5. are contending
  6. are contending
subjunctive
  1. be contended
  2. be contended
  3. be contended
  4. be contended
  5. be contended
  6. be contended
diverse
  1. contend!
  2. let's contend!
  5. contended
  6. contending
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "contend":


Related Definitions for "contend":

  1. maintain or assert1
    • He contended that Communism had no future1
  2. have an argument about something1
  3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation1
  4. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others1
  5. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight1
    • Militant groups are contending for control of the country1
  6. come to terms with1







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