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contestnoun an earnest effort for superiority or victory over anotherthe eternal contest between the forces of good and the forces of evil 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 horse race, nail-bitershowdownclash, collision, discord, frictionargument, controversy, debate, disagreement, disputation, dispute, dissension(also dissention), quarrel, row, wrangle concord, harmony, peace a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prizea contest for the gold medal in diving bout, competition, event, game, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes(also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney athletics, sportbattle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tusslechampionship, national(s)final, nightcap, play-off, semifinalderby, field day, gymkhana, open, outingbiathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlonmarathon, race, ultramarathonheat, round, run, setrally, volleyround-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden deathdead heat, photo finish, seesawclassic a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groupswhat mighty contests have been waged on trivial matters battle, clash, combat, conflict, dustup, fight, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle pitched battle, rough-and-tumbleaffray(chiefly British), battle royal, brawl, broil, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee(also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ructionblows, fistfight, fisticuffs, grapple, handgrips, punch-out, punch-up(chiefly British), slugfestconfrontation, duel, face-off, joustaltercation, 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, wranglecatfight truce to demand proof of the truth or rightness ofvowed to contest the claim in court challenge, dispute, impeach, oppugn, query, question doubt, mistrustkick (about), object (to), protestcombat, fight, oppose, resist call in question(or call into question) accept, believe, embrace, swallow back, defend, supportadvocate, champion, promoteabide, endure, stomach, tolerate in 1603 |