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contends (with)

verb , present tense third-person singular of contend (with)

Synonyms and Antonyms of contends (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 contends (with)

addresses, copes (with), fields, grapples (with), hacks, handles, manages, maneuvers, manipulates, negotiates, plays, swings, takes, treats

Words Related to contends (with)

engineers, finesses, jockeys

brings off, carries off, carries out, gets off, pulls

commands, directs, guides, steers

controls, micromanages, regulates, runs

reacts (to), responds (to)

Phrases Synonymous with contends (with)

comes to grips with, has a grip on

Near Antonyms of contends (with)

botches, bungles, foozles, fumbles, goofs (up), louses up, messes (up), mishandles, muffs, scamps

2 to strive to reduce or eliminate

medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

Synonyms of contends (with)

battles, combats, counters, fights, opposes, oppugns

Words Related to contends (with)

baffles, checkmates, foils, frustrates, resists, thwarts, withstands

confronts, defies, faces, meets

Near Antonyms of contends (with)

abides, bears, endures, suffers

advocates, backs, champions, endorses (also indorses), supports, upholds

Antonyms of contends (with)

advances, cultivates, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotes

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