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contendsverbpresent tense third-person singular of contend to engage in a contesttwo traditional rivals contending for the championship battles, competes, faces off, fights, races, rivals, vies challenges, engages, playsjockeys, jostles, maneuversgoes out, tries outtrains, works to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under considerationcontended that the senator's considerable experience made him the best candidate argues, asserts, maintains, pleads, reasons adduces, cites, mentionsclaims, insistsaffirms, avers, avouches, avowsadvances, gives, offers, proposes, submitsadvises, counsels, recommends, suggests, urgesconvinces, persuadesadvocates, champions, defends, enforces, espouses, supportsexplains, justifies, rationalizesconsiders, debates, discussesconfutes, counters, disproves, rebuts, refutes to state as a fact usually forcefullycontended that his opponent was wrong about practically everything affirms, alleges, asserts, avers, avouches, avows, claims, declares, insists, maintains, professes, protests, purports, warrants announces, broadcasts, proclaimsargues, rationalizes, reasonsconfirms, justifies, vindicatesdefends, perseveres, supports, upholdsreaffirms, reasserts puts forth denies, gainsays abandonsdisavows, disclaims, disowns, negates, negatives, rejects, repudiateschallenges, disputes, questionsconfutes, disproves, rebuts, refutescontradicts, counters |