contend

contend is a 7-letter English word with 10 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
2. intransitive verb. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
3. intransitive verb. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
4. transitive verb. To struggle for; to contest.
5. verb. maintain or assert

   "He contended that Communism had no future"

   Synonyms: postulate

6. verb. have an argument about something

   Synonyms: argue, debate, fence

7. verb. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

   "They contested the outcome of the race"

   Synonyms: contest, repugn

8. verb. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

   Synonyms: compete, vie

9. verb. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

   "the tribesmen fought each other"

   "Siblings are always fighting"

   Synonyms: fight, struggle

10. verb. come to terms with

    "We got by on just a gallon of gas"

    "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

    Synonyms: cope, deal, grapple, manage

Synonyms

postulate, argue, debate, fence, contest, repugn, compete, vie, fight, struggle, cope, deal, grapple, manage

Common word forms

contends, contended, contender, contending

Words from these letters

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