Contest

Common synonyms include: battle, call into question, competition, competition, contend, controversy.

//ˈkɑn.tɛst// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
Controversy; debate. uncountable
"no contest"
2
a struggle between rivals wordnet
3
Struggle for superiority; combat. uncountable
4
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants wordnet
5
A competition. countable
"The child entered the spelling contest."

Verb

1
To contend. intransitive
"I will contest for the open seat on the board."
2
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation wordnet
3
To call into question; to oppose. transitive
"The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities."
4
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend. transitive
"The troops contested every inch of ground."
5
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.