Synonyms of contesting

contesting

verb

present participle of contest

as in questioning

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of

vowed to contest the claim in court

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questioning
• challenging
• disputing
• impeaching
• doubting
• protesting
• querying
• calling in question
• opposing
• resisting
• oppugning
• fighting
• combating
• kicking (about)
• mistrusting
• objecting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believing
• accepting
• defending
• supporting
• embracing
• swallowing
• promoting
• backing
• advocating
• championing
• enduring
• tolerating
• abiding
• stomaching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contesting

Ownership is not in bankruptcy, is contesting the foreclosure in court, has offered the lender any and every constructive solution, but will not allow these tenants to be further used as pawns. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

The museum has contended California’s new law is unconstitutional, which California is contesting. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

These gains could be increasingly reflected at the national level, too – where Congress has seen a rise in millennial and Generation Z candidates contesting and winning seats. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026

But these were the product of executive actions—unratified by Congress and built on legal authorities that the courts were already contesting. — Jonas Nahm, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

For the Champions League and Europa League, there are eight rounds of fixtures played, with the 36 teams contesting in a league table format. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Every hour spent contesting the story of one difficult day is one not spent on the fight that will determine what the next decade of diabetes research looks like. — Charles "chuck" Henderson, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026

Tehran is already attacking commercial shipping, contesting passage through Hormuz and relying on the Houthis to keep pressure on maritime traffic in the Red Sea. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Abrams said the broad outlines of a war with Iran, including it contesting the Strait of Hormuz, were well understood in national security circles before the fighting began. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026