contend

[kuhn-tend] / kənˈtɛnd /

VERB

compete, fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue confront cope dispute go after grapple meet oppose push for resist vie

STRONG

battle clash contest controvert emulate encounter face jostle litigate oppugn push rival skirmish stand strive struggle tug withstand

WEAK

give all one's got give one's all go for go for broke go for it go for jugular have at jockey for position knock oneself out lock horns make play for mix it up with scramble for shoot at shoot for tangle with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply go along

STRONG

hide make peace retreat surrender yield

WEAK

abandon cede desert give in give up leave

VERB

claim, assert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allege assert charge claim defend dispute insist maintain say tell urge

STRONG

affirm aver avow blast cross debate dictate enjoin hold justify mix prescribe report rip vindicate warrant zap

WEAK

come at fly in face of gang up on go at have at have bone to pick jump on lace into lay into let have it light into lock horns with mix it up put up argument set to sock it to one stick it to take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny desert forget question

STRONG

divide separate unmix

WEAK

abandon cede give in give up leave retreat surrender

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, OpenAI is contending with the perception that it is losing its lead to rivals such as Anthropic, as both companies race toward IPO.

From Barron's

Spain and Germany combined, Lancastle contends, could boost European GDP prospects by several percentage points on their own in the next two years.

From MarketWatch

ANTM's producers didn't have to contend with social media in the same way today's reality show makers do - at least in its early days.

From BBC

Core was already contending with a crop of upstart private clubs crowding its turf as well as a nasty legal fight with its landlord.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newsom was just one of dozens of American legislators and governors in attendance – including some Democrats, like the Californian, who may contend for their party's 2028 presidential nomination.

From BBC

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