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contending

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

Example Sentences

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Perhaps trying to head off White House criticism, the University of Michigan on Friday issued an unusual press release contending its survey closely tracked the views of political independents.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

James might make a great addition to a championship contending team like the Cleveland Cavaliers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

After a prolonged slowdown in demand for high-end goods, the luxury sector is now contending with the impact from the war in the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Markets are contending with familiar issues to start the week as both sides rejected a peace proposal and oil prices surged above $100 again.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The contending elements—the fact of his death, his relevance to the case—confused Briony and she struggled with her memory.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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