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contested

Main Entry:
litigate [lit-i-geyt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring matter before court of law
Synonyms: appeal, contest, dispute, drag into court, file suit, go to court, go to law, institute legal proceedings, press charges, prosecute, see one in court, sue, take the law on
Main Entry: prosecute
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring action against in court
Synonyms: arraign, bring suit, bring to trial, contest, do, haul into court, indict, involve in litigation, law, litigate, prefer charges, pull up, put away, put on docket, put on trial, see in court, seek redress, sue, summon, take to court, try, turn on the heat
Notes: persecute means 'to harass or treat unjustly'; prosecute is 'to bring legal action against' or 'to pursue something until the end'
Antonyms: exonerate, free, liberate, pardon
Main Entry: quarrel
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disagree
Synonyms: altercate, argue, battle, be at loggerheads, bicker, brawl, break with, bump, carp, caterwaul, cavil, charge, clash, collide, complain, contend, contest, cross swords, differ, disapprove, dispute, dissent, divide, embroil, fall out, feud, fight, find fault, get tough with, hassle, have it out, have words, lock horns, mix it up, object to, row, scrap, set to, spar, spat, squabble, strive, struggle, take exception, take on, tangle, vary, war, wrangle
Antonyms: agree, make peace
Main Entry: race
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: run, speed in competition
Synonyms: boil, bolt, bustle, career, chase, compete, contest, course, dart, dash, fling, fly, gallop, haste, hasten, hie, hurry, hustle, lash, outstrip, plunge ahead, post, pursue, rush, scamper, scramble, scud, scuttle, shoot, skim, sprint, spurt, swoop, tear, whisk, wing
Main Entry: rival
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: oppose; be a match for
Synonyms: amount, approach, approximate, bear comparison with, come near to, come up to, compare with, compete, contend, contest, correspond, emulate, equal, go after, go for, jockey for position, match, measure up to, meet, near, partake, resemble, rivalize, scramble for, seek to displace, tie, touch, vie with
Antonyms: aid, assist, cooperate, help, support
Main Entry: run
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attempt to be elected to public office
Synonyms: be a candidate, challenge, compete, contend, contest, hit the campaign trail, kiss babies, oppose, politick, race, ring doorbells, shake hands, stand, stump, whistlestop
Main Entry: struggle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fight, wrestle
Synonyms: battle, brawl, buck, bump heads, compete, contend, contest, cross swords, go up against, grapple, hassle, lock horns, put up a fight, romp, rough-house, row, scrap, scuffle, shuffle, slug, smack, tangle
Antonyms: surrender, yield
Main Entry: sue
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring legal charges against
Synonyms: accuse, appeal, beg, beseech, bring an action, charge, claim, claim damages, contest, demand, drag into court, enter a plea, entreat, file, file a claim, file suit, follow up, haul into court, have the law on, have up, indict, institute legal proceedings, litigate, petition, plead, prefer charges against, prosecute, pull up, put away, see in court, solicit, summon, supplicate, take out after, take to court
Main Entry: take on
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: compete
Synonyms: attack, battle, contend, contest, encounter, engage, face, fight, match, meet, oppose, pit, vie
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