3
close(verb, grasp, struggle, seize, wrestle)
3
compete with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, follow, challenge)
3
contend with(verb, expression, attack, challenge, match)
3
corroborate(verb, support, maintain, back, declare)
3
cover(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
cross(verb, state, take, meet, maintain)
3
demur(verb, maintain, oppose, declare, fight)
3
discept(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
3
engage(verb, attack, oppose, fight, grasp)
3
escape(verb, stop, restrain, prevent)
3
fall out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
3
fight over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fight, defend)
3
have it out(verb, expression, idiom, conflict, engage)
3
insist upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
3
issue
3
postulate
3
predicate(verb, support, state, press, maintain)
3
push(verb, work, oppose, fight, challenge)
3
question(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
3
rebut(verb, support, consider, oppose, favor)
11 years ago|23k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). contend thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "contend thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, contend thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "contend thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>