Contend
21contend — verb 1) the pilot had to contend with torrential rain Syn: cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against 2) three main groups were contending for power Syn: compete, vie, contest, fight, bat …
22contend — verb 1) three groups were contending for power Syn: compete, vie, battle, tussle, struggle, jostle, strive 2) he contends that the judge was wrong Syn: assert, maintain, hold, claim …
23contend — [kənˈtend] verb [T] formal to claim that something is true • contend with sth …
24contend — con•tend [[t]kənˈtɛnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to struggle or vie in opposition or rivalry; compete: to contend for first prize[/ex] 2) to strive in debate; dispute 3) to assert or maintain earnestly: She contended that taxes were too high[/ex] • Etymology …
25contend against — index antagonize, confront (oppose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
26contend against in discussion — index controvert Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
27contend for — index advocate, dispute (contest), justify, plead (argue a case) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
28contend in argument — index argue, dispute (debate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
29contend in words — index discuss Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30contend with — index confront (oppose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …