Synonyms for contest
ˈkɒn tɛst; kənˈtɛstcon·test

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1. contestverb

   Synonyms:
   competition, pageant, compete, go in for, call into question, oppose, contend, controversy, discussion, battle, debate, fight, combat

   Antonyms:
   support

2. contestverb

   to contend

   I will contest for the open seat on the board.

   Synonyms:
   call into question, go in for, contend, oppose, compete, discussion, battle, fight, combat, pageant, controversy, competition, debate

   Antonyms:
   support

3. contestnoun

   to call into question; to oppose

   The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

   Synonyms:
   compete, oppose, call into question, contend, go in for, debate, competition, battle, fight, discussion, pageant, combat, controversy

   Antonyms:
   support

4. contestnoun

   a competition

   The child entered the spelling contest.

   Synonyms:
   battle, debate, discussion, pageant, controversy, combat, competition, fight

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contest

   Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

   Synonyms:
   action, affair, battle, bout, combat, conflict, encounter, engagement, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

   Antonyms:
   armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

   Preposition:
   A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. contest, competitionnoun

   an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

   Synonyms:
   competition, competitor, contender, rival, rivalry, contention, challenger

2. contestverb

   a struggle between rivals

   Synonyms:
   competition

3. contest, contend, repugnverb

   to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

   "They contested the outcome of the race"

   Synonyms:
   fence, fight, make do, deal, vie, manage, compete, struggle, debate, argue, repugn, postulate, grapple, contend, cope, make out, get by

Matched Categories

1. • Oppose
   • Social Event

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contestverb

   Synonyms:
   dispute, controvert, argue, debate, litigate, contend against, call in question

2. contestverb

   Synonyms:
   strive to hold, struggle to defend

3. contestverb

   Synonyms:
   contend, strive, struggle, vie, fight, compete, cope

4. contestnoun

   Synonyms:
   dispute, altercation, debate, controversy, contestation, quarrel, difference, high words, strife of words, war of words

5. contestnoun

   Synonyms:
   struggle, battle, conflict, fight, combat, encounter, rencounter, strife in arms

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1. contestnoun

   Synonyms:
   rivalry, match, tournament, tourney, competition, emulation, dispute, controversy, dissension, contention

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "contest":

   competition, competitions, challenge, race, moot, tournament, contests, eurovision, pageant

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1. Mindy Willamson:

   Every year we have a new foods contest and our concessionaires get real fired up about that and they’ll try crazy and wacky things, the booth owners aren’t just after the best original recipes, they are also competing to attract the most visitors.

2. Joel Payne:

   The biggest lesson that the 2020 hopefuls can take from Stacey Abrams is to contest and vie for every single vote.

3. Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray:

   The limitations are once we get down to a smaller field, the dynamic that has helped Rubio which is late-deciding voters looking for the most viable candidate doesn't help anymore, because we're now down to the remaining viable candidates, and because of that we will see fewer voters in the next contest waiting until the last few days to make up their minds.

4. Phillip Finch:

   A criminal trial is not a search for truth. It is much too circumscribed for that. Rather, a trial is a formalized contest for the hearts and minds of a panel of twelve. It is a quest for a verdict in which information is selected and screened (we can almost say “processed”) before it is allowed to reach jurors.

5. Aung Zaw:

   The NLD will contest the election but the prospect of( Nobel Peace Prize-winner Suu Kyi) becoming the president is almost zero.