Spread the table, and contention will cease.
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Contention
//kənˈtɛnʃən//
Synonyms for "contention" (206 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Strong matches (61)
contestcontestationcontradictioncontrapositioncontrarietycontrarycontrastcontraventioncontraversioncontroversialcounteractioncounterworkingcrosscurrentcrossingdebatedefensedeitydenialdespitefulnessdifference
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disabusedisaccorddisaffinitydisagreementdiscorddiscordancediscordancydiscordiadisharmonydisputationdisputatiousdisputedissensiondissentdissidencedissonancedisuniondisunitydonnybrookdonnybrook fairembroilmentencounterenmityerisfactionfaultfindingfeudfieryfightfightingflitingflytingfracasfrayfrictionfrowardfuss
Noun(4 words)
Related words (103)
gainstrifegodgoddesshasslehastyhatehatredhead windhostilityhotheadedhubbubhurrahimbroglioimpetuousimpugnationimpugnmentincompatibilityincompatiblenessinharmoniousnessinharmony
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janglejarlawlessnesslitigationlitigiouslogomachymalevolencemalicemalignitymilitantmischiefnegationnoncooperationopen conflictopen quarrelopposingoppositionopposureoppugnationpaper warpassage of armspepperyperversepolar oppositionpolaritypolarizationpolemicpolemicalpolemicsposing againstpositionpugnaciousquarrelquarrelsomequarrelsomenessracerebutmentrebuttalrefusalrejectionrepugnanceresistancerhubarbrubrumpusscramblescrappyset toset-tosharp wordsslanging matchsnarlspatspitespitefulnesssquabblestanding againststorystrained relationsstrifetensionthesistifftraversaltruculenttussleundercurrentunharmoniousnessunpleasantnessvariancevendettaverbal engagementwar of wordswarfarewarlikewordswranglewrangling
Noun(5 words)
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67 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- спор noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- съревнова́ние noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- състеза́ние noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Catalan
4 entries- discòrdia noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- disputa noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- litigi noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- posició noun (point maintained in an argument)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- خەبات noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Czech
4 entries- názor noun (point maintained in an argument)
- přesvědčení noun (point maintained in an argument)
- soupeření noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- soutěž noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Dutch
3 entries- bewering noun (point maintained in an argument)
- ruzie noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- strijd noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Finnish
4 entries- kanta noun (point maintained in an argument)
- kilpavaraus noun ((computing, telecommunications) Competition for a limited resource.)
- väite noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- väittely noun (contest, strife, struggle)
French
3 entries- discorde noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- dispute noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- litige noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Georgian
1 entries- კამათი noun (contest, strife, struggle)
German
2 entries- Behauptung noun (point maintained in an argument)
- Streit noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Irish
4 entries- amarrán noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- bágh noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- caismirt noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- coimhlint noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Māori
1 entries- taukumekume noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Norwegian
3 entries- krangel noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- påstand noun (point maintained in an argument)
- strid noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Occitan
3 entries- contencion noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- contèsta noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- litigi noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- نزاع noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- چكیش noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Portuguese
2 entries- contenda noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- contenção noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Romanian
3 entries- discordie noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- dispută noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- litigiu noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Russian
3 entries- пози́ция noun (point maintained in an argument)
- раздо́р noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- спор noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ceallach noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Spanish
2 entries- contención (law or disused) noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- contienda noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Swedish
4 entries- bråk noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- dispyt noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- dust noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- gräl noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Turkish
4 entries- anlaşmazlık noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- atışma noun (contest, strife, struggle)
- iddia noun (point maintained in an argument)
- kavga noun (contest, strife, struggle)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The division of the property was a bone of contention between the brothers.
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The choice of place for holiday turned out to be a real bone of contention in their family this year.
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Dr. Zamenhof didn't give us any rules for the use of punctuation in Esperanto, because he well knew what a bone of contention that would be.
Source: tatoeba (1470742)
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