Words and phrases that have a meaning related to contention: (140 results)
Antonyms:
cooperation
Often used in the same context:
contending, assertion, contenders, standings, claim, argument, wild card, fray, notion, clinch, suggestion, allegation, belief, pecking order, winless, favorites, theory, pacesetters, supposition, rankings, point, accusation, decider, objection, specious argument, frontrunner, position, insistence, challengers, conjecture, relegation, leaderboard, bogey, reckoning, qualifiers, gustiest, berth, regie, title, stipulation, fact, rans, jeopardy, averment, dormie, doubters, insinuation, underdog, moot, victory, slipup, lead, stumbling block, fringe, wildcard, presupposition, presumption, falter, round, race, championship, echelon, faulter, spot, roundrobin, longshot, sore, possibility, hunt, criticisms, technicality, question, issue, caveat, favoritism, qualification, merit, rungs, inconsistency, bogy, top, leapfrog, purview, onus, homestretch, niggle, arguement, sough, defeat, chances, conclusion, pipedream, dogfight, reasoning, back, consolations, concern, implication, mitigating circumstances, tussle, disagreement, thorn, contentions, complaint, dispute, ques, desideratum, difficulty, grievance, objections, quarrel, theme, dissension, controversy
Appears in the definition of:
bone of contention, contend, contest, contested, matter of fact, matter of law, question of fact, question of law, rebuttal, repugn, submission, uncontested
More general:
asseveration, conflict, difference, difference of opinion, group action
Synonyms:
Also try:arguing, competition, contestation, rivalry, tilt
— Adjectives for contention: main, such, much, political, basic, central, second, general, further, latter, major, more...
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