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Synonyms for contend in English

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Detailed Synonyms for contend in English

contend:

to contend verb (contends, contended, contending)

  1. to contend
    to assert; to contend; to demonstrate
    • assert verb (asserts, asserted, asserting)
    • contend verb (contends, contended, contending)
    • demonstrate verb (demonstrates, demonstrated, demonstrating)
  2. to contend
    – maintain or assert 1
    to contend; to postulate
    – maintain or assert 1
    • contend verb (contends, contended, contending)
      • He contended that Communism had no future1
    • postulate verb (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 verb (argues, argued, argueing)
    • fence verb (fences, fenced, fencing)
    • contend verb (contends, contended, contending)
    • debate verb (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 verb (contests, contested, contesting)
      • They contested the outcome of the race1
    • contend verb (contends, contended, contending)
    • repugn verb
  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 verb (competes, competed, competing)
    • contend verb (contends, contended, contending)
    • vie verb
  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 verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • contend verb (contends, contended, contending)
      • Militant groups are contending for control of the country1
    • fight verb (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 verb (manages, managed, managing)
    • cope verb
    • deal verb (deals, dealt, dealing)
    • contend verb (contends, contended, contending)
    • make out verb (makes out, made out, making out)
    • get by verb (gets by, got by, getting by)
    • make do verb (makes do, made do, making do)
    • grapple verb

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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