contend (with)

verb

Definition of contend (with)next
1
as in to address
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently a multitude of problems to contend with as soon as he returned to the office

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2
as in to oppose
to strive to reduce or eliminate medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contend (with)
  1. address
  2. oppose
  3. manage
  4. fight
  5. handle
  6. combat
  7. manipulate
  8. take
Verb
  • Baker wouldn’t address what might happen if this Congress can’t pass the bill.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The combination is creating supply-chain bottlenecks that industry and government are trying to address.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of address
Verb
  • Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, also opposed Mamdani's attendance, though the two shook hands there Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Mercury opposes dreamy Neptune, blurring the line between genuine exhaustion and distraction.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of oppose
Verb
  • No side allowed their opponents more shots across the first two Premier League rounds of the season (44) than Newcastle, and Bournemouth managed another 17 on Saturday, 13 of them during the first half.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Rockies, who managed just a walk through the first four innings, finished with 11 hits.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of manage
Verb
  • The fourth plane was headed for Washington, officials concluded, but the aircraft went down in Pennsylvania after passengers and crew members stormed the cockpit and fought the hijackers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • San Francisco must now fight the effects of trying to reset those body clocks back to Pacific Time ahead of the final 16 games, and perhaps that’s Los Angeles’ edge in never changing at all.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fight
Verb
  • Unfortunately for Gina, however, Heather is handling this like such a pro that Gina just looks ridiculous.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As a 22-year-old rookie, Maye showed great maturity in handling a brutal situation.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of handle
Verb
  • The head of Germany’s central bank told CNBC on Friday that persistently higher energy prices could spur the European Central Bank to move interest rates into mildly restrictive territory to combat inflation.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And now each of those meetings are being derailed by combating misinformation about vaccines.
    — Roshan N. Bransden, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of combat
Verb
  • Trapped-ion computers depend on lasers to manipulate and control ions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The company accused Fox News of airing false claims that voting machines were manipulated to help Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of manipulate
Verb
  • Yet political room for compromise within Canada remains limited, as the country actively takes steps to reduce its reliance on the US market.
    — , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Pegula found her best tennis late, winning four straight games to take control after Navarro had broken her for a 2-1 lead in the third set.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of take
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“Contend (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contend%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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