contends

[kuhn-tendz] / kənˈtɛndz /

VERB

compete, fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue confront cope dispute go after grapple meet oppose push for resist vie

STRONG

battle clash contest controvert emulate encounter face jostle litigate oppugn push rival skirmish stand strive struggle tug withstand

WEAK

give all one's got give one's all go for go for broke go for it go for jugular have at jockey for position knock oneself out lock horns make play for mix it up with scramble for shoot at shoot for tangle with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply go along

STRONG

hide make peace retreat surrender yield

WEAK

abandon cede desert give in give up leave

VERB

argue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allege assert charge claim defend dispute insist maintain say tell urge

STRONG

affirm aver avow blast cross debate dictate enjoin hold justify mix prescribe report rip vindicate warrant zap

WEAK

come at fly in face of gang up on go at have at have bone to pick jump on lace into lay into let have it light into lock horns with mix it up put up argument set to sock it to one stick it to take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny desert forget question

STRONG

divide separate unmix

WEAK

abandon cede give in give up leave retreat surrender

Example Sentences

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If voluntary departures were anywhere near that level for the year, Brown contends, the total decline in the undocumented population would be more than one million.

From Barron's

The company contends the pipe poses no health threat unless improperly handled, such as by cutting it with a power saw or drill.

From Los Angeles Times

The company's shift into newer businesses also comes as it contends with a dated line of electric vehicle, analysts say.

From BBC

“The most consequential developments in technology are no longer happening in universities or government labs or corporations but within the context of fast-growing startups,” he contends.

From The Wall Street Journal

Resistance to slavery started in Africa, Ms. Gibson contends, citing examples of Africans who attacked European boats or liberated those who had been kidnapped.

From The Wall Street Journal