CONTESTING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word contesting. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| challenging | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • requiring full use of your abilities or resources • stimulating interest or thought • disturbingly provocative | ||||||
| clashing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • sharply and harshly discordant | ||||||
| struggling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity | ||||||
| wrangling | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) | ||||||
| combating | verbv | |||||
noun • an engagement fought between two military forces • the act of fighting; any contest or struggle verb • battle or contend against in or as if in a battle | ||||||
| competing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | ||||||
| disputing | verbv | |||||
noun • a disagreement or argument about something important • coming into conflict with verb • take exception to • have a disagreement over something | ||||||
| rivaling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
verb • To oppose or compete with. • To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another. • To strive to equal or excel; to emulate. | ||||||
| vying | verbv | |||||
verb • compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | ||||||
| contend | verbv | |||||
verb • maintain or assert • have an argument about something • to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation • succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available • compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | ||||||
| compete | verbv | |||||
verb • compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | ||||||
| controvert | verbv | |||||
verb • be resistant to • prove to be false or incorrect | ||||||
| oppose | verbv | |||||
verb • be against; express opposition to • fight against or resist strongly • contrast with equal weight or force • set into opposition or rivalry • act against or in opposition to • be resistant to | ||||||
| call into question | verbv | |||||
verb • challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of | ||||||
| competition | nounn | |||||
noun • a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers • an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants • the act of competing as for profit or a prize • the contestant you hope to defeat | ||||||
| repugn | verbv | |||||
verb • to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation | ||||||
