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bump heads(verb, expression, consider, oppose, fight)
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compete with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, follow)
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contend with(verb, expression, attack, match)
3
cross(verb, state, take, meet, maintain)
3
discept(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
3
push(verb, work, oppose, fight)
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question(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute)
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rebut(verb, support, consider, oppose, favor)
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scrap(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
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sustain(verb, support, hold, take, meet)
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take(verb, meet, oppose, play, allow)
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thrash out(verb, expression, consider, oppose, settle)
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vie with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
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abide(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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assault(verb, stop, meet, attack, maintain)
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attack(verb, work, meet, oppose, fight)
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attempt(verb, work, meet, attack, play)
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bear(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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brook(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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canvass(verb, consider, oppose, settle, dispute)
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APASmart Define. (2015). contend thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "contend thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, contend thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "contend thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/contend/thesaurus/synonyms>