Synonyms for Contend with:

• n.

  •cope with (noun)
  • cope.

• v.

  •emulate (verb)
  • ditto,
  • follow suit,
  • rival,
  • challenge,
  • take after,
  • contend,
  • mimic,
  • follow,
  • compete,
  • DO,
  • imitate,
  • mirror.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • tackle,
  • address,
  • see about,
  • handle,
  • do something,
  • take something on board,
  • combat,
  • make the best of something.
  •grapple
  • wrestle.
  •Other relevant words:
  • care for,
  • stand,
  • counter,
  • make a stand,
  • cope with,
  • confront,
  • fight,
  • remonstrate,
  • undertake,
  • play,
  • bandy with,
  • oppose,
  • grapple with,
  • be faced with,
  • kick,
  • meet,
  • protest,
  • face,
  • assail,
  • front,
  • dispose of,
  • resist,
  • deal with,
  • engage,
  • tangle with,
  • struggle with,
  • grapple,
  • do with,
  • approach,
  • treat,
  • steward,
  • wrestle with,
  • do battle with,
  • bump heads,
  • withstand,
  • measure up to,
  • meet head-on,
  • contest,
  • have it out,
  • experience,
  • struggle against,
  • attack,
  • stand up against,
  • stand up to,
  • dispute,
  • face down,
  • recalcitrate,
  • complain,
  • pit oneself against,
  • revolt,
  • equal,
  • object,
  • battle it out,
  • cross swords with,
  • battle against,
  • encounter,
  • battle,
  • tilt,
  • dissent,
  • manage,
  • clash with,
  • face up to,
  • meet with,
  • compare with,
  • cross swords,
  • lock horns,
  • engage with,
  • defy,
  • join,
  • match,
  • Reluct,
  • grip,
  • take on,
  • tangle,
  • use,
  • counter-attack.

Antonyms for Contend with:

• v.

  • emulate
    neglect.