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Contention

//kənˈtɛnʃən//

Synonyms for "contention" (204 found)

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General use (190)

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Noun, verb(39 words)

position difference dissent challenge fight fuss dispute argument conflict encounter debate snarl brawl mischief broil contest contrast quarrel defense struggle

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feud jangle combat tension wrangle hubbub undercurrent bicker disaccord spat tussle wrangling words malice squabble warfare caviling bucking fliting

Intj, noun, verb(2 words)

scramble hurrah

Noun(94 words)

tilt argument resistance opposition deity denial rejection faction thesis disagreement repugnance contrariety contradiction antipathy refusal hostility variance embroilment enmity negation

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Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Name, noun(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(6 words)

perverse clashing rhubarb fighting bickering carping

Adj, name(1 words)

Adjective(15 words)

impetuous fiery truculent quarrelsome combative contentious hotheaded pugnacious bellicose warlike disputatious captious litigious argumentative peppery

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(6 words)

militant belligerent faultfinding polemic controversial polemical

Verb(3 words)

set to disabuse counterworking

Noun, prep, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun(1 words)

Adj, prep(1 words)

donnybrook fair paper war open quarrel sharp words strained relations verbal engagement open conflict standing against polar opposition posing against

Proper Noun(2 words)

Informal (14)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(5 words)

clash rub jar hate rumpus

Name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

war discord tiff

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(2 words)

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