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contentionnoun an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debatemy contention is that today's lower batting averages are the result of better pitching argument, assertion, thesis conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, speculation, surmise, theoryproposal, propositionassumption, presupposition, suppositionposition, standcase, explanation, rationale, reason an earnest effort for superiority or victory over anotherseveral actresses seem to be in heated contention for the title of "worst dressed" 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 horse race, nail-bitershowdownclash, collision, discord, frictionargument, controversy, debate, disagreement, disputation, dispute, dissension(also dissention), quarrel, row, wrangle concord, harmony, peace discord, strife, conflict, contention, dissension, variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony.discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism.a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved.during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires.the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy.several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions.religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest.cultural variances that work against a national identity in the 14th century |