9
joust(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
9
spar(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
9
state(verb, hold, press, present, maintain)
9
withstand(verb, stop, hold, take, meet)
8
avow(verb, support, state, hold, press)
8
collide(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
8
confront(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
8
differ(verb, hold, meet, consider, disturb)
8
feud(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fall)
8
lock horns(verb, expression, idiom, consider, oppose)
8
profess(verb, support, state, hold, press)
8
run(verb, push, rush, struggle, enter)
8
stand(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
8
submit(verb, take, meet, present, oppose)
7
avouch(verb, state, press, maintain, oppose)
7
brawl(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
7
controvert(verb, consider, present, maintain, oppose)
7
hassle(verb, phrasal verb, work, consider, oppose)
7
jostle(verb, oppose, fight, struggle, resist)
7
meet(verb, take, attack, oppose, play)
11 years ago|23k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). contend thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "contend thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, contend thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "contend thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>