CONTENDS Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

contends

verb

present tense third-person singular of contend

as in competes

to engage in a contest two traditional rivals contending for the championship

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as in argues

to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration contended that the senator's considerable experience made him the best candidate

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as in alleges

to state as a fact usually forcefully contended that his opponent was wrong about practically everything

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Recent Examples of contends The 12-state coalition, however, contends that the opposite is true. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026 The Paramount response, via a two-page press release, followed the filing of the lawsuit, which contends that the merger will create an anticompetitive entity controlling too much of the pay-TV and movie studio sectors. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026 Moody took photos of them and contends she was singled out because of her race when asked to remove her hat. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026 Rather than arguing that hallucinations are the greatest threat, this article contends that the more significant long-term risk is human skill decay. — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Iran contends that its theocracy is unified under the new supreme leader. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 Silverman contends that its proposal wouldn’t do any of that, and emphasized that the 53 acres involved aren’t unspoiled woods or fields. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 Ryder, whose firm provides financial advice to individuals and businesses, contends market conditions will determine whether upcoming mega-cap IPOs will rip a page from SpaceX's playbook. — Emma Wilson, CNBC, 2 July 2026 By approving the permit, the city contends, regulators allowed the company to violate another state rule meant to protect public water wells from commercial disposal sites. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

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Cohere, which competes with Anthropic and OpenAI in enterprise sales, has made government contracts a focus.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
But as the storied team competes for its fourth World Cup title this year, there’s a dark cloud hanging over its finances.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of competes

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While organizers did hit the signature threshold after the second submission period, the lawsuit argues that the second batch of signatures were filed after 11 days — one day late — and therefore should be void.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Instead of viewing remote work as just an employee perk, Bloom argues companies could benefit from treating it as a way to maintain productivity in harsh conditions.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Definition of argues

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The suit alleges The Bay Club does not fall under that exception because parents are not necessarily always on the premises.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 July 2026
The lawsuit alleges the replacement tickets many fans were given by StubHub were worse than their original tickets.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of alleges

Verb

Iran quickly responds with strikes against Israel and across the Gulf region and asserts control over the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil and natural gas supplies from the Gulf.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Ursuline argues this depiction is factually wrong, and asserts the conference failed to identify any specific reason, such as a provision of the conference constitution or loss of institutional control as defined by the NCAA.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026