What is another word for contention?
631 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kəntˈɛnʃən], [ kəntˈɛnʃən], [ k_ə_n_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for contention:- antagonism (noun)
- arguing (noun)
- argument (noun)
- argument for idea (noun)
- assertion (noun)
- battle (noun)
- communication (noun)
- competition (noun)
- conflict (noun)
- contention (noun)
- controversy (noun)
- debate (noun)
- dialectic (noun)
- difference (noun)
- disagreement (noun)
- discussion (noun)
- disharmony (noun)
- dispute (noun)
- dissension (noun)
- dissent (noun)
- dissentience (noun)
- dissertation (noun)
- dissidence (noun)
- dissonance (noun)
- emulation (noun)
- encounter (noun)
- enmity (noun)
- falling-out (noun)
- fight (noun)
- fighting (noun)
- imperviousness (noun)
- insusceptibility (noun)
- issue (noun)
- litigation (noun)
- opposition (noun)
- polemic (noun)
- quarrel (noun)
- question (noun)
- race (noun)
- resistance (noun)
- rupture (noun)
- strife (noun)
- thesis (noun)
- unrest (noun)
- variance (noun)
- other synonyms
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- other relevant words
Synonyms for Contention:
n.
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- demurrer,
- advancement,
- avowal,
- sticking point,
- plea,
- ground,
- focus,
- claim,
- charge,
- item,
- profession,
- stand,
- deposition,
- starting point,
- explanation,
- allegation,
- substance.
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- difficulty,
- wrangle,
- tangle,
- bicker.
- in-congruities,
- dis-cord,
- anti-thesis,
- dis cord,
- in congruity,
- dis-cords,
- in congruities,
- in-congruity,
- dis cords,
- oppugnancies,
- anti thesis.
- ex change,
- ex-postulation,
- re-monstrances,
- re monstrances,
- ex-change,
- de-fenses,
- ex changes,
- re-monstrance,
- re monstrance,
- line reasoning,
- ex-changes,
- ex-postulations,
- ex postulations,
- ex postulation,
- de fenses,
- argument.
- rumpus,
- hypothesis,
- belief,
- contestation,
- position,
- idea,
- opinion,
- view,
- hurrah,
- Maintaining,
- affirmation.
- squabble,
- quarrel,
- wrangling,
- pairing off,
- static,
- one on one,
- struggle,
- rivalry,
- bone to pick,
- set-to,
- scene,
- hostility,
- altercation,
- go for the gold,
- scrap,
- dissidence,
- horse race,
- feuding,
- athletic event,
- tug-of-war,
- dog eat dog,
- do or die,
- concours,
- quiz,
- bone of contention,
- belligerency,
- combat,
- beef,
- disunity,
- matchup,
- hassle,
- matchups,
- disaccord,
- discord,
- go for it,
- enmity,
- athletic events.
- clash,
- harshness,
- squall,
- riot,
- warfare,
- clamor,
- collision,
- row,
- imbroglio,
- raucousness,
- Discordancy,
- hubbub,
- dissonance,
- commotion,
- cacophony,
- brawl.
- blahblahs,
- blah blah,
- controvertings,
- blah-blahs,
- re-flection,
- de-liberation,
- de bates,
- re-buttings,
- refutings,
- re flections,
- de liberation,
- re flection,
- de-liberations,
- blahblah,
- mootings,
- de-bate,
- re-flections,
- rebuttings,
- re buttings,
- de-bates,
- re butting,
- de liberations,
- de bate,
- blah blahs,
- re-butting.
- dis-courses,
- groupthinks,
- re view,
- inter-view,
- re views,
- dis-course,
- ex amination,
- inter-views,
- inter views,
- re-views,
- re-view,
- inter view,
- ex-aminations,
- ex aminations,
- dis courses,
- dis course.
- dis-harmonies,
- dis harmony,
- in-harmoniousness,
- dissonancies,
- dis harmonies,
- in harmoniousnesses,
- inharmoniousnesses,
- dis-harmony,
- in-harmoniousnesses,
- in harmoniousness.
- dis sent,
- non-agreement,
- non agreement,
- non concurrences,
- non-concurrences,
- non conformisms,
- mis belief,
- dis-sent,
- mis-beliefs,
- non conformities,
- mis-belief,
- un orthodoxy,
- non concurrence,
- non conformism,
- un orthodoxies,
- mis beliefs,
- hetero doxies,
- non agreements,
- dis sents,
- un-orthodoxies,
- far cries,
- poles aparts,
- hetero-doxies,
- non-conformisms,
- un-orthodoxy,
- Non-concurrence,
- nonconcurrences,
- nonconformisms,
- NOPES,
- non-conformities,
- misbeliefs,
- dis-sents,
- non-conformism,
- hetero doxy,
- hetero-doxy,
- non conformity,
- nonagreements,
- non-agreements.
- commentary,
- conjecture,
- essay,
- interpolation,
- examination,
- criticism,
- postulation,
- dissertation,
- critique,
- research,
- premise,
- analysis,
- article.
- dis sonance,
- dis-sonance,
- dis parities,
- dis-parity,
- dis parity,
- dis sonances,
- in consistencies,
- in-consistencies,
- dis-parities,
- dis-sonances,
- in-consistency,
- in consistency.
- coldness,
- spitefulness,
- unfriendliness,
- contrariety,
- antipathy,
- Adverseness,
- discordance,
- rancor,
- Averseness,
- resentment,
- bitterness,
- dislike,
- malice,
- surliness,
- combativeness,
- wrath,
- friction,
- hard feelings,
- tension,
- quarrelsomeness,
- Inimicality,
- coolness,
- malevolence,
- loathing,
- incompatibility,
- animosity,
- bad blood,
- alienation.
- gin,
- GINS,
- crusher,
- OUTS,
- finisher,
- knockdown,
- fallings,
- crushers,
- face off,
- knockdowns,
- knock down and drag out,
- finishers.
Other synonyms:
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- faction.
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- thrust.
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- word.
- hasty,
- scrummage,
- caviling,
- fracas,
- rift,
- apple of discord,
- war whoop,
- negation,
- joust,
- rallye,
- scrum,
- bickering,
- disputed point,
- horse-race,
- fuss,
- case,
- Tom-tom,
- peppery,
- campaigning,
- lawlessness,
- rally,
- casuistry,
- intrigue,
- rival,
- pronouncement,
- falling out,
- embroilment,
- representation,
- service,
- division,
- antithesis,
- truculent,
- polar opposition,
- Renitency,
- goddess,
- war of words,
- vexed question,
- snarl,
- action,
- rush,
- apologetics,
- opposing,
- crossing,
- slogan,
- story,
- disposition,
- hate,
- contrast,
- open question,
- face-off,
- clashing,
- opposure,
- carping,
- reasoning,
- postulate,
- froward,
- polemical,
- striving,
- free-for-all,
- theory,
- Impugnation,
- Anteposition,
- competitor,
- Confrontment,
- noncooperation,
- quarrelsome,
- challenger,
- MATTER IN DISPUTE,
- brief,
- fray,
- Disceptation,
- mischief,
- Barney,
- logic,
- contravention,
- scuffle,
- match,
- disputatious,
- rock,
- malignity,
- affidavit,
- bugle,
- skirmish,
- way of thinking,
- premiss,
- Contraversion,
- Contraposition,
- traversal,
- affray,
- vendetta,
- averment,
- password,
- point at issue,
- difference of opinion,
- moot point,
- precept,
- combative,
- independent variable,
- perverse,
- insistence,
- quodlibet,
- rebuttal,
- god,
- Oppugnation,
- importunity,
- jangle,
- pleading,
- active service,
- blood feud,
- rub,
- undercurrent,
- lean,
- leaning,
- scramble,
- clarion,
- disabuse,
- line,
- foot race,
- contender,
- litigious,
- disagree,
- desideratum,
- pandemonium,
- point of view,
- infighting,
- impetuous,
- spar,
- crosscurrent,
- flyting,
- defence,
- disorder,
- Vying,
- sway,
- argumentative,
- counterworking,
- belligerent,
- split,
- donnybrook,
- engagement,
- standing against,
- contentious,
- question mark,
- notion,
- contrary,
- Squabbling,
- argumentation,
- casus belli,
- grapple,
- apology,
- Incompatibleness,
- warlike,
- counteraction,
- apologia,
- list,
- field of inquiry,
- careen,
- rappel,
- secret,
- testimony,
- broil,
- polarization,
- fiery,
- watchword,
- Logomachy,
- Bucking,
- Quarrelling,
- brush,
- defense,
- battle cry,
- point in question,
- bellicose,
- inclination,
- parameter,
- pugnacious,
- trumpet,
- marathon,
- deviance,
- passage of arms,
- controversial,
- unlikeness,
- despitefulness,
- belligerence,
- hotheaded,
- Renitence,
- hassel,
- deity,
- faultfinding,
- kriegspiel,
- pibroch,
- sweepstakes,
- literary argument,
- head wind,
- dust-up,
- repugnance,
- scrappy,
- unpleasantness,
- moot case,
- spite,
- disunion,
- captious,
- contradiction,
- militant,
- Impugnment,
- Insusceptibility,
- Porism,
- war cry,
- version,
- proposition,
- estrangement,
- Hostilities,
- sedition,
- jar,
- competitiveness,
- enigma,
- rule,
- influence.
Paraphrases for Contention:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
assertion, disagreement, dispute.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
discuss, Lice, confrontation, contestation, proposition, assumption, opinion, competition, dissertation, supposition, notion, suggestion, wrangling, view, hypothesis, conviction, presumption, bickering, characterization, notice, assertiveness, position, complaint, viewpoint, Restraining, idea, confirmation, reaffirmation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
containment, argument.
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Noun, singular or mass
controversy, discord, dissension, affirmation, friction, disharmony, pretension, conflict, claim, litigation, thesis, dissent, divisiveness, containment, statement, argumentation, discussion, strife, contest, debate, argument, divergence, pretence.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Contention:
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n.
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competition
approval, harmony, kindness, concurrence, consideration, friendliness, accord, truce, authorization, praise, friendship, sympathy, peace, agreement, affection, good will, ratification, compliment.
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competition
Homophones for Contention:
Hypernym for Contention:
n.
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communication
submission.
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communication
Hyponym for Contention:
n.
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communication
averment, assertion, asseveration.
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communication