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contention
Synonyms and Antonyms of contention
- My contention is that today's lower batting averages are the result of better pitching.
- Several athletes are in heated contention for the award.
ball game, battle, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare
Synonym Discussion of contention
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- a political party long racked by discord
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- during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife
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- the conflict of freedom and responsibility
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- several points of contention about the new zoning law
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- religious dissension threatened to split the colony
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- cultural variances that work against a national identity
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