CONTEND as VERB

1. Meaning
   • maintain or assert
   Synonym(s)
   • postulate (what does postulate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He contended that Communism had no future
   Hypernyms(s) contend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
2. Meaning
   • have an argument about something
   Synonym(s)
   • argue (what does argue mean?)
   • debate (what does debate mean?)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) contend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • converse (what does converse mean?)
   • discourse (what does discourse mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stickle (what does stickle mean?)
   • spar (what does spar mean?)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   • niggle (what does niggle mean?)
   • pettifog (what does pettifog mean?)
   • bicker (what does bicker mean?)
   • squabble (what does squabble mean?)
   • brabble (what does brabble mean?)
   • quarrel (what does quarrel mean?)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • scrap (what does scrap mean?)
   • argufy (what does argufy mean?)
   • altercate (what does altercate mean?)
   • oppose (what does oppose mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • argument (what does argument mean?)
   • argumentation (what does argumentation mean?)
   • debate (what does debate mean?)
   • controversy (what does controversy mean?)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • contestation (what does contestation mean?)
   • disputation (what does disputation mean?)
   • disceptation (what does disceptation mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • argument (what does argument mean?)
   • arguing (what does arguing mean?)
   • controversy (what does controversy mean?)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • contestation (what does contestation mean?)
   • disputation (what does disputation mean?)
   • disceptation (what does disceptation mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • argument (what does argument mean?)
   • arguing (what does arguing mean?)
   • debater (what does debater mean?)
   • arguer (what does arguer mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • disagree (what does disagree mean?)
   • differ (what does differ mean?)
   • dissent (what does dissent mean?)
   • take issue (what does take issue mean?)
3. Meaning
   • to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
   Synonym(s)
   • contest (what does contest mean?)
   • repugn (what does repugn mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • They contested the outcome of the race
   Hypernyms(s) contend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • oppose (what does oppose mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • challenge (what does challenge mean?)
   • dispute (what does dispute mean?)
   • gainsay (what does gainsay mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • incompatibility (what does incompatibility mean?)
   • mutual exclusiveness (what does mutual exclusiveness mean?)
   • inconsistency (what does inconsistency mean?)
   • repugnance (what does repugnance mean?)
   • controversy (what does controversy mean?)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • contestation (what does contestation mean?)
   • disputation (what does disputation mean?)
   • disceptation (what does disceptation mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • argument (what does argument mean?)
   • arguing (what does arguing mean?)
   • contest (what does contest mean?)
   • controversy (what does controversy mean?)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • contestation (what does contestation mean?)
   • disputation (what does disputation mean?)
   • disceptation (what does disceptation mean?)
   • tilt (what does tilt mean?)
   • argument (what does argument mean?)
   • arguing (what does arguing mean?)
   • contestee (what does contestee mean?)
   • contester (what does contester mean?)
4. Meaning
   • compete for something
   • engage in a contest
   • measure oneself against others
   Synonym(s)
   • compete (what does compete mean?)
   • vie (what does vie mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • try for (what does try for mean?)
   • go for (what does go for mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • run off (what does run off mean?)
   • race (what does race mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • rival (what does rival mean?)
   • emulate (what does emulate mean?)
   • equal (what does equal mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • rival (what does rival mean?)
   • match (what does match mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • competition (what does competition mean?)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • rivalry (what does rivalry mean?)
   • rival (what does rival mean?)
   • challenger (what does challenger mean?)
   • competitor (what does competitor mean?)
   • competition (what does competition mean?)
   • contender (what does contender mean?)
   • competition (what does competition mean?)
   • contention (what does contention mean?)
   • rivalry (what does rivalry mean?)
   • rival (what does rival mean?)
   • challenger (what does challenger mean?)
   • competitor (what does competitor mean?)
   • competition (what does competition mean?)
   • contender (what does contender mean?)
5. Meaning
   • come to terms or deal successfully with
   Synonym(s)
   • cope (what does cope mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • get by (what does get by mean?)
   • grapple (what does grapple mean?)
   • make do (what does make do mean?)
   • make out (what does make out mean?)
   • manage (what does manage mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We got by on just a gallon of gas
   • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
   Hypernyms(s) contend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • improvise (what does improvise mean?)
   • extemporize (what does extemporize mean?)
   • fend (what does fend mean?)
   • hack (what does hack mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • scrape along (what does scrape along mean?)
   • scrape by (what does scrape by mean?)
   • scratch along (what does scratch along mean?)
   • squeak by (what does squeak by mean?)
   • squeeze by (what does squeeze by mean?)
   • rub along (what does rub along mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • match (what does match mean?)
   • cope with (what does cope with mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • braving (what does braving mean?)
   • confronting (what does confronting mean?)
   • coping with (what does coping with mean?)
   • grappling (what does grappling mean?)
   • tackling (what does tackling mean?)