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contest

[kon-test, kuhn-test] / ˈkɒn tɛst, kənˈtɛst /
NOUN
competition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
challenge discussion game match meeting sport tournament trial
STRONG
meet proving testing trying
WEAK
concours rencounter
Antonyms
WEAK
agreement calm peace quiet stillness tranquility
NOUN
fight, struggle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
action battle brawl conflict debate encounter rivalry
STRONG
affray altercation beef brush combat controversy discord dispute emulation engagement fray go hassle row rumble run-in scrap set-to shock skirmish static strife striving tug-of-war warfare wrangle
WEAK
battle royal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreement peace truce
STRONG
accord harmony surrender
WEAK
calm quiet stillness tranquility
VERB
argue, challenge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
litigate oppose
STRONG
blast debate dispute doubt push question tangle
WEAK
call in question give it one's all go for it go for jugular jockey for position jump on mix it up with object to scramble for shoot for stand up for
Antonyms
STRONG
agree go along
WEAK
allow give up resign
VERB
fight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compete contend defend vie
STRONG
altercate attack battle brawl buck conflict cross duel feud hassle quarrel repel rival row rumpus scrap scuffle sock strike struggle tilt traverse withstand wrangle
WEAK
break with fight over gang up on knuckle with lay a finger on lay out put on gloves put up dukes set to square off take on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon desert leave surrender
STRONG
agree aid assist concur harmonize help make peace support yield
WEAK
allow give up resign

Example Sentences

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I asked my friend, a big basketball fan, to make my picks in a March Madness contest and I paid the $10 entry fee.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Scott: The opening “Survivor” thing was a contest where people on their different teams open up a platter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

CNN typically does not carry debates involving candidates in statewide races, but the network believes that the California contest is significant enough for a national platform.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

By the halfway stage, however, the contest had not quite lived up to the hype, with Dubois edging the rounds through steady work to the body.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

George was breaking the rules of their insult contest and not letting Owen have his shot, but he was fired up now.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz