Synonyms of contending (with)

contending (with)

verb

present participle of contend (with)

1

as in addressing

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• addressing
• handling
• managing
• manipulating
• coping (with)
• grappling (with)
• taking
• treating
• negotiating
• coming to grips with
• having a grip on
• playing
• fielding
• carrying out
• maneuvering
• hacking
• swinging
• getting off
• carrying off
• responding (to)
• reacting (to)
• bringing off
• engineering
• pulling
• controlling
• regulating
• jockeying
• guiding
• steering
• directing
• finessing
• commanding
• micromanaging
• running

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• messing (up)
• goofing (up)
• lousing up
• fumbling
• mishandling
• bungling
• botching
• muffing
• scamping
• foozling

2

as in opposing

to strive to reduce or eliminate

medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opposing
• fighting
• combatting
• combating
• countering
• battling
• resisting
• oppugning
• confronting
• withstanding
• thwarting
• frustrating
• facing
• baffling
• foiling
• checkmating
• meeting
• defying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• promoting
• advancing
• encouraging
• fostering
• forwarding
• furthering
• cultivating
• suffering
• bearing
• supporting
• enduring
• nurturing
• nourishing
• abiding
• advocating
• upholding
• backing
• endorsing
• indorsing
• championing