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contestsnounpl. of contest an earnest effort for superiority or victory over anotherthe eternal contest between the forces of good and the forces of evil ball games, battles, combats, competitions, conflicts, confrontations, contentions, dogfights, duels, face-offs, grapples, matches, rivalries, strifes, struggles, sweepstakes(also sweep-stake), tugs-of-war, warfares, wars horse races, nail-bitersshowdownsclashes, collisions, discords, frictionsarguments, controversies, debates, disagreements, disputations, disputes, dissensions(also dissentions), quarrels, rows, wrangles concords, harmonies, peaces 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 bouts, competitions, events, games, matches, matchups, meets, sweepstakes(also sweep-stake), tournaments, tourneys athletics, sportsbattles, conflicts, scrimmages, skirmishes, struggles, tugs-of-war, tussleschampionships, nationalsfinals, nightcaps, play-offs, semifinalsderbies, field days, gymkhanas, outingsbiathlons, decathlons, heptathlons, pentathlons, triathlonsmarathons, races, ultramarathonsheats, rounds, runs, setsrallies, volleysround-robins, rubbers, runoffs, sudden deathsdead heats, photo finishes, seesawsclassics a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groupswhat mighty contests have been waged on trivial matters battles, clashes, combats, conflicts, dustups, fights, fracases(or British fracas), frays, hassles, scraps, scrimmages, scrums, scuffles, skirmishes, struggles, tussles pitched battles, rough-and-tumblesaffrays(chiefly British), battles royal(or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales), brawls, broils, donnybrooks, free-for-alls, melees(also mêlées), mix-ups, ruckuses, ructionsblows, fistfights, fisticuffs, grapples, handgrips, punch-outs, punch-ups(chiefly British), slugfestsconfrontations, duels, face-offs, joustsaltercations, argle-bargles(chiefly British), arguments, argy-bargies(chiefly British), contretemps, controversies, cross fires, disagreements, disputes, fallings-out(or falling-outs), kickups, misunderstandings, quarrels, rows, spats, squabbles, tangles, tiffs, wranglescatfights truces to demand proof of the truth or rightness ofvowed to contest the claim in court challenges, disputes, impeaches, oppugns, queries, questions doubts, mistrustskicks (about), objects (to), protestscombats, fights, opposes, resists calls in question(or calls into question) accepts, believes, embraces, swallows backs, defends, supportsadvocates, champions, promotesabides, endures, stomachs, tolerates |