Contention, n.
- 1. Strife, discord, dissension, wrangling, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, feud, rupture, falling out, high words.
- 2. Dispute, debate, bickering, altercation, controversy, logomachy, war of words, strife of words.
Contentious, a.
- 1. Quarrelsome, cross, petulant, perverse, pugnacious, litigious, wrangling.
- 2. Disputatious, captious, cavilling.
Contentment, n. Satisfaction, ease, content.
Contents, n. pl.
- 1. What is contained, filling, filling up.
- 2. Solid dimensions, capacity, volume, solid contents.
- 3. Topics, matters treated, subjects considered, table of contents.
Conterminous, a.
- 1. Adjoining, adjacent, contiguous, bordering upon.
- 2. Identical in limits, of identical boundaries, co-extensive, coincident, commensurate.
Contest, v. a.
- 1. Dispute, controvert, argue, debate, litigate, contend against, call in question.
- 2. Strive to hold, struggle to defend.
- 3. Contend for, strive to carry, compete for, make the object of competition or rivalry or emulation.
Contest, v. n. Contend, strive, struggle, vie, fight, compete, cope.
Contest, n.
- 1. Dispute, altercation, debate, controversy, contention, quarrel, difference, high words, strife of words,
war of words.