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contests

NOUN

competition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

challenge discussion game match meeting sport tournament trial

STRONG

meet proving testing trying

WEAK

concours rencounter

Antonyms

WEAK

agreement calm peace quiet stillness tranquility

NOUN

fight, struggle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action battle brawl conflict debate encounter rivalry

STRONG

affray altercation beef brush combat controversy discord dispute emulation engagement fray go hassle row rumble run-in scrap set-to shock skirmish static strife striving tug-of-war warfare wrangle

WEAK

battle royal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement peace truce

STRONG

accord harmony surrender

WEAK

calm quiet stillness tranquility

VERB

argue, challenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

litigate oppose

STRONG

blast debate dispute doubt push question tangle

WEAK

call in question give it one's all go for it go for jugular jockey for position jump on mix it up with object to scramble for shoot for stand up for

Antonyms

STRONG

agree go along

WEAK

allow give up resign

VERB

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compete contend defend vie

STRONG

altercate attack battle brawl buck conflict cross duel feud hassle quarrel repel rival row rumpus scrap scuffle sock strike struggle tilt traverse withstand wrangle

WEAK

break with fight over gang up on knuckle with lay a finger on lay out put on gloves put up dukes set to square off take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert leave surrender

STRONG

agree aid assist concur harmonize help make peace support yield

WEAK

allow give up resign

Example Sentences

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But election officials say with many votes still to be counted in both contests, neither result is yet certain.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

These are usually popularity contests, and those whose photographs are included have paid for that distinction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Since December, the khacki-clad vote-counting guru has been going live and uninterrupted on streaming platforms to provide results and analysis of every special election and even some state Senate contests.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Prenga's previous three contests have all ended in first-round stoppages, but he has never faced anyone close to Joshua's calibre and remains largely unknown, even among boxing's most avid followers.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The second set had been culled from previous contests.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg