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contest
Synonyms and Antonyms of contest
1
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
ball game, battle, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contention, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare
2
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
bout, competition, event, game, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney
3
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
pitched battle, rough-and-tumble
affray [chiefly British], battle royal, brawl, broil, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction
blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, grapple, handgrips, punch-out, punch-up [chiefly British], slugfest
confrontation, duel, face-off, joust
altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy [chiefly British], contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle
contest
Synonyms and Antonyms of contest
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
call in question (or into)
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