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present participle of contend.

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factious adj.
fighting adj.
militant adj.
opposing adj.
rival adj.
warlike adj.

ADJECTIVE

factious

Synonyms

WEAK

alienated belligerent contentious contumacious disaffected disputatious dissident divisive fighting hostile insubordinate insurgent insurrectionary litigious malcontent mutinous partisan quarrelsome rebellious refractory rival sectarian seditious troublemaking turbulent

Antonyms

WEAK

agreeing cooperating cooperative peaceful united

ADJECTIVE

fighting

Synonyms

STRONG

battling belligerent boxing brawling determined fencing hostile jousting martial militant skirmishing sparring tilting warmongering wrestling

WEAK

angry argumentative bellicose combative contentious disputatious disputative ferocious hawkish jingoistic militaristic pugnacious quarrelsome ready to fight resolute scrappy truculent unbeatable under arms up in arms

Antonyms

STRONG

kind nice peaceful

WEAK

peaceloving

ADJECTIVE

militant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertive bellicose belligerent militaristic vigorous warring

STRONG

active fighting martial military offensive

WEAK

assertory combating contentious embattled gladiatorial in arms pugnacious pushy quarrelsome scrappy self-assertive truculent up in arms warlike

Antonyms

WEAK

compliant peaceful peaceloving submissive tolerant

ADJECTIVE

opposing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antagonistic conflicting

STRONG

rival

WEAK

adverse anti opposite

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable

WEAK

allied

ADJECTIVE

rival

Synonyms

STRONGEST

competing

STRONG

battling combatant combating conflicting contesting cutthroat disputing emulating equal opposed striving vying

WEAK

competitive emulous

Antonyms

WEAK

assisting associate supporting

ADJECTIVE

warlike

Synonyms

WEAK

aggressive attacking bellicose belligerent bloodthirsty combative contentious contrary fighting gladiatorial hawkish inimical martial militant militaristic military offensive pugnacious quarrelsome ructious soldierly truculent unfriendly warmongering warring

Antonyms

WEAK

harmonizing peaceful

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They noted that ICE already is contending with criticism for multiple deaths in custody and during arrests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Military on the Lincoln are reportedly contending with food shortages, broken plumbing and exhaustion, according to two US publications that cover the military - the Military Times and Stars & Stripes.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

For Chinese manufacturers contending with weak demand at home and higher trade barriers in the U.S. and Europe, that market offers an attractive source of growth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

U.S. stores and retailers have been contending with higher inflation, and you reported on an interesting approach by Tractor Supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Lyra felt a mixture of thoughts contending in her head, and she would have liked nothing better than to share them with her daemon, but she was proud too.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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