Definition for Contest:

• A struggle for superiority; dispute.

Synonyms for Contest:

• n.

  •
  • trial,
  • match,
  • free-for-all.
  •
  • enter,
  • controversy.
  •
  • reject,
  • dissent.
  •battle (noun)
  • engagement,
  • combat.
  •competition (noun)
  • discussion,
  • concours,
  • rivalry,
  • Rencounter,
  • contention,
  • trying,
  • testing,
  • Proving.
  •conflict (noun)
  • contestation,
  • confrontation.
  •confrontation (noun)
  • face-off.
  •contest (noun)
  • competition.
  •disagreement (noun)
  • vendetta.
  •fight, struggle (noun)
  • battle royal,
  • affray,
  • beef,
  • skirmish,
  • emulation,
  • discord,
  • brawl,
  • shock,
  • run-in,
  • scrap,
  • static,
  • hassle,
  • brush,
  • row.
  •warfare (noun)
  • bloodshed,
  • warpath,
  • hostility,
  • guerre,
  • drive,
  • crusade,
  • offensive,
  • scramble,
  • jihad,
  • aggression.

• v.

  •argue, challenge (verb)
  • doubt,
  • mix it up with,
  • go for jugular,
  • give it one's all,
  • go for it,
  • question,
  • shoot for,
  • blast,
  • jump on,
  • call in question,
  • push,
  • stand up for,
  • tangle.
  •battle (verb)
  • engage.
  •communication (verb)
  • repugn.
  •fight (verb)
  • cross,
  • put up dukes,
  • break with,
  • knuckle with,
  • rumpus,
  • scuffle,
  • sock,
  • strike,
  • gang up on,
  • square off,
  • fight over,
  • put on gloves,
  • lay a finger on,
  • repel,
  • lay out,
  • attack.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • differ,
  • contradict,
  • rematch,
  • pentathlon,
  • Corrivalry,
  • expostulate,
  • COMP,
  • quarrel with,
  • tug-of-war.
  •
  • collide,
  • bye,
  • unrest,
  • oppose,
  • derby,
  • showdown,
  • striving.
  •
  • deadlock,
  • championship,
  • sport,
  • emulate,
  • defend,
  • qualifier,
  • repudiate.
  •
  • opener,
  • resist,
  • international,
  • series,
  • stampede.
  •
  • heat,
  • challenge.
  •
  • rally,
  • qualify,
  • guest.
  •
  • cup,
  • tie,
  • defense,
  • go.
  •
  • divide.
  •
  • round.
  •
  • shoot,
  • face.
  •
  • crown,
  • card.
  •
  • draw.
  •disagree
  • logomachize,
  • quibble,
  • quarrel.
  •Other relevant words:
  • broil,
  • ancient,
  • fighting,
  • cliffhanger,
  • runoff,
  • Squabbling,
  • scrum,
  • disturbance,
  • raise a question,
  • gainsay,
  • extraordinary,
  • droll,
  • manage,
  • muster,
  • judicial proceeding,
  • running,
  • be contrary to,
  • fracas,
  • contravene,
  • be doubtful,
  • box,
  • make out,
  • gaunt,
  • double-header,
  • appeal,
  • Justle,
  • give and take,
  • Against,
  • tumult,
  • rush,
  • riot,
  • join battle,
  • breast,
  • commotion,
  • pettifog,
  • antique,
  • recant,
  • assert,
  • marathon,
  • be uncertain,
  • confound,
  • defy,
  • quarrelsomeness,
  • fall out,
  • administer,
  • abnormal,
  • misgive,
  • fight against,
  • disorder,
  • Hostilities,
  • contentiousness,
  • argue against,
  • polemic,
  • disown,
  • matching,
  • foot race,
  • competitive,
  • compete for,
  • disallow,
  • counteract,
  • old,
  • horse-race,
  • uncontested,
  • protest,
  • smell a rat,
  • argument,
  • Quarreling,
  • angular,
  • postulate,
  • arrange,
  • cope,
  • rassle,
  • give satisfaction,
  • get by,
  • forswear,
  • odd,
  • argue,
  • counter,
  • war of words,
  • object,
  • exceptional,
  • threesome,
  • DO,
  • put up a struggle,
  • one-on-one,
  • clash,
  • take exception to,
  • Monomachy,
  • enquiry,
  • squabble,
  • strange,
  • tiff,
  • cavil,
  • hard knocks,
  • test,
  • twosome,
  • close,
  • lean,
  • Tilting,
  • rail,
  • contender,
  • oppugn,
  • brave,
  • nullify,
  • inquisition,
  • hearing,
  • join battle with,
  • throw doubt on,
  • gymkhana,
  • argufy,
  • litigation,
  • belie,
  • antiquated,
  • athletic,
  • bony,
  • prizefight,
  • dustup,
  • disclaim,
  • be dubious,
  • lock horns,
  • Disaffirm,
  • singular,
  • bovver,
  • Logomachy,
  • polemize,
  • rallye,
  • fight for,
  • revoke,
  • scruple,
  • sweepstakes,
  • antagonize,
  • jostle,
  • fib,
  • polemicize,
  • Rencontre,
  • round-robin,
  • contested,
  • fixture,
  • spat,
  • counter-attack,
  • difference,
  • regatta,
  • maintain,
  • take back,
  • words,
  • confute,
  • rebut,
  • compete with,
  • join issue,
  • disavow,
  • scrummage,
  • abjure,
  • retract,
  • funny,
  • impugn,
  • handle,
  • Reluctate,
  • examination,
  • stem,
  • skinny,
  • distrust,
  • difference of opinion,
  • competitor,
  • not admit,
  • dare,
  • scrapping,
  • disagree with,
  • stave,
  • accomplish,
  • bicker,
  • foursome,
  • curious,
  • grotesque,
  • Reluct,
  • ring,
  • contend with,
  • call into question,
  • square,
  • pandemonium,
  • challenger,
  • exchange blows,
  • struggle against,
  • fence,
  • query,
  • angled,
  • mate,
  • deny,
  • make do,
  • dust-up,
  • wrangling,
  • renounce,
  • struggle with,
  • disprove,
  • eccentric,
  • enmity,
  • decathlon,
  • lead,
  • bickering,
  • disputation,
  • confront,
  • suspect,
  • negate,
  • come to blows,
  • buffet,
  • equal,
  • close with,
  • doubles,
  • cross swords,
  • strive,
  • plead,
  • refute,
  • obsolete,
  • not accept,
  • games of chance,
  • bandy words,
  • Pickeer,
  • mistrust,
  • games,
  • wrestle,
  • donnybrook,
  • singles,
  • inquiry.

Paraphrases for Contest:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    competition, competitions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    competition.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    equals, combat, fighting, contribution, disagreement.
  • Verb, past tense
    Contended, Protested, opposed, Disagreed, Objected, objects, Denied.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    contends, opposes, disagrees, rejects, answers, Denies, objects, Replies, attacks.
  • Verb, base form
    deny, oppose.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    race, Races, tournament.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    contestation, battle, struggle, concurrence, rivalry, games, contestant, competion, question, event, competitiveness, participation, controversy, errand, contention, conflict, nomination, tender, wrestling, strife, race, clash, tournament, investiture, competence, test.
  • Verb, past tense
    Challenged, disputed, Refuted, Questioned.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    questions, disputes, refutes.
  • Verb, base form
    Questioned, contradict, refute, question, impugn, rebut, countering, test.

Antonyms for Contest:

• n.

  • competition
    calm, agreement, quiet, stillness, tranquility, peace.
  • fight, struggle
    accord, truce, harmony, surrender.
  • Other antonyms:
    armistice.

• v.

  • argue, challenge
    allow, give up, agree, go along, resign.
  • fight
    aid, concur, harmonize, desert, leave, make peace, abandon, support, yield, assist, help.

Homophones for Contest:

• cocaine addict, cinnamon toast, common duckweed, county seat, contact, conduct, common white dogwood, contused, context, contiguity, commit suicide, contested, community chest, contestee.

Hypernym for Contest:

• n.

  • act
    popularity contest, bidding contest, battle of wits.
  • event
    athletics, series, trial, field trial, spelling contest, athletic contest, athletic competition, game, spelldown, playoff, chicken, race, match, rubber, tournament, championship, spelling bee, cliffhanger, dogfight, bout, tourney.

• v.

  • communication
    gainsay, dispute, challenge.

Hyponym for Contest:

• n.

  • act
    rivalry, contention, competition.
  • event
    social event.

• v.

  • communication
    oppose.