Another word for contest
contest
n.
A competition
trial, match, game; see competition 1, 2.
A conflict
engagement, controversy, struggle; see battle 1, 2, dispute, fight 1. See syn. study at fight.
contest
v.
To oppose
dispute, challenge, question, stand up for the other side; see argue 1, oppose 1.
To fight
contend, battle, defend, struggle, wrangle, altercate, conflict, quarrel, brawl, scuffle, feud, attack, strike, tilt, have a run-in with*, take on*, take on all comers*; see also dare 2, fight 2.
Antonyms concede, rest*, shake hands.
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Another word for contest
A vying with others for victory or supremacy:
battle, competition, corrivalry, race, rivalry, strife, striving, struggle, tug of war, war, warfare. See conflictA trial of skill or ability:
competition, meet1. See conflict
To strive against (others) for victory:
compete, contend, emulate, rival, vie. See conflictTo take a stand against:
buck, challenge, dispute, oppose, resist, traverse. See support
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