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contend (with)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of contend (with)

1 to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

a multitude of problems to contend with as soon as he returned to the office

Synonyms of contend (with)

address, cope (with), field, grapple (with), hack, handle, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, play, swing, take, treat

Words Related to contend (with)

engineer, finesse, jockey

bring off, carry off, carry out, get off, pull

command, direct, guide, steer

control, micromanage, regulate, run

react (to), respond (to)

Phrases Synonymous with contend (with)

come to grips with, have a grip on

Near Antonyms of contend (with)

botch, bungle, foozle, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), mishandle, muff, scamp

2 to strive to reduce or eliminate

medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

Synonyms of contend (with)

battle, combat, counter, fight, oppose, oppugn

Words Related to contend (with)

baffle, checkmate, foil, frustrate, resist, thwart, withstand

confront, defy, face, meet

Near Antonyms of contend (with)

abide, bear, endure, suffer

advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), support, uphold

Antonyms of contend (with)

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

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