Contentions synonyms and antonyms

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contestations
Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
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arguments
(Astronomy) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.
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tilts
Tilt hammer
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disputations
Discussion marked by formal debate, often as an exercise
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controversies
In constitutional law, an actual, definite, and concrete dispute over legal rights between parties with adverse interests wherein one party is seeking an adjudication of the dispute and specific relief of a conclusive nature. Also called case or controversy requirement. See also adversary proceeding.
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competitions
The definition of a competition is a contest, sports match or rivalry.
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wars
A concerted effort or campaign to combat or put an end to something considered injurious:
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variances
Difference or inconsistency:
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schisms
A split or division in an organized group or society, esp. a church, as the result of difference of opinion, of doctrine, etc.
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inharmonies
Lack of harmony; discord; conflict
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frictions
Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
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dissonances
Lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony; conflict:
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dissents
Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.
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dissensions
Difference of opinion; disagreement.
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discordances
(Genetics) The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (identical twins).
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difficulties
An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
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differences
Difference is defined as the features that make one thing distinct from another or the condition of when a change is made.
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confrontations
A conflict between armed forces
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conflicts
A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.
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clashes
A sharp disagreement; conflict
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wrangles
An angry, noisy argument or dispute.
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tiffs
A slight quarrel; spat
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struggles
Conflict; strife; contention
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squabbles
A noisy, petty quarrel or dispute; wrangle
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scraps
A fight or quarrel
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rivalries
In economics, rivalry is a characteristic of a good. Rivalrous goods are those which can be consumed by only one person at the same time -- for example, a candy bar or a suit; a non-rivalrous good may be provided to more consumers at a very low marginal cost for each additional consumer.
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riots
An unrestrained outbreak, as of laughter or passions.
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rebellions
(Countable) An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
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quarrels
An angry dispute; an altercation.
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opinions
The court’s statement of its decision, usually written by a single judge, citing the facts, points of law, rationale, and decision or verdict. See also decision, judgment and verdict.
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grounds
An area or a position that is contested in or as if in battle:
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fights
A quarrel or conflict:
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explanations
A mutual defining of terms, declaration of motives, etc. to clear up a misunderstanding or settle a dispute
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disputes
(Obs.) A fight
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disagreements
A conflict or difference of opinion.
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debates
(Obsolete) Conflict; strife.
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contests
A fight, struggle, conflict, or controversy
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combats
Any struggle or conflict; strife
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beefs
(Slang) A complaint.
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altercations
Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
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pleas
An accused person’s formal reply to a charge in a criminal court, the choices being guilty, not guilty, and nolo contendere (no contest).
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charges
(Military) A ground attack against a prepared enemy.
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discussions
Text giving further detail on a subject.
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advancements
Progress or improvement; furtherance
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depositions
Deposition is defined as the removal from an office or the testimony of a witness under oath.
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professions
A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
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avowals
A frank admission or acknowledgment.
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claims
A statement of something as a fact; an assertion of truth:
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allegations
An allegation is defined as an accusation made by a person or a group of people in a legal setting, which then needs to be proven through an investigation.
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assertions
The definition of an assertion is an allegation or proclamation of something, often as the result of opinion as opposed to fact.
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stands
A structure for a person or persons to stand or sit on, or to stand at
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theses
A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.
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tangles
An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
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hassles
An argument or a fight.
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Rumor:
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spats
(Informal) A brief, petty quarrel or dispute
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run-ins
A quarrel or argument.
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bickers
(Archaic) A skirmish or quarrel
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friendships (antonym)
Friendliness; good will:
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sympathies (antonym)
A feeling of approval of or agreement with an idea, cause, etc.
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considerations (antonym)
A result of considering; an opinion or a judgment:
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kindnesses (antonym)
The definition of kindness is the act of being caring or warm in spirit.
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affections (antonym)
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
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declarations (related)
(Law) A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought; a complaint or petition.
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battles (related)
An intense competition:
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  • From a very early period Alsace has been a disputed territory, and has suffered in the contentions of rival races.

  • In these main contentions the Eleatic school achieved a real advance, and paved the way to the modern conception of metaphysics.

  • To dwell upon such literary infamies would be below the dignity of the historian, were it not that these habits of the early Italian humanists imposed a fashion upon Europe which extended to the later age of Scaliger's contentions with Scioppius and Milton's with Salmasius.

  • The internal evidence has, as is usual in such cases, been brought forward as a conclusive argument in favour of both contentions.

  • Tirpitz advances two contentions; first, that he would have sent the navy into decisive action at an earlier stage of the war; secondly, that he would have made an earlier and more ruthless use of the German U-boats; but his opponents traverse both these claims, and in particular assert that as Secretary of State he had neglected the construction of submarines, so that Germany entered the war with a comparatively small supply of these vessels.

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