- 2. Struggle, battle, conflict, fight, combat, encounter, rencounter, strife in arms.
- 3. Competition, rivalry, contention.
Context, n. Words immediately preceding or following, adjoining matter, connection, connected thought or thoughts.
Contexture, n. Constitution, structure, framework, texture, composition, mode of formation,
Contiguity, n.
- 1. Contact, touching, meeting, juxtaposition, proximity, nearness.
- 2. Continuity, continuous stretch, expanse, unbroken extent.
Contiguous, a. Touching, meeting, conterminous, adjacent, adjoining, in contact.
Continence, n.
- 1. Chastity, restraint of sexual appetite.
- 2. Self-command (in general), self-control, moderation, temperance.
Continent, a.
- 1. Chaste, temperate in sexual passion, free from lust.
- 2. Temperate (in general), moderate, self-commanding, self-controlled, restrained.
Continent, n. Mainland, great tract of land.
Contingency, n.
- 1. Accidentalness, fortuity, uncertainty.
- 2. Casualty, accident, incident, occurrence, event.
Contingent, a.
- 1. Accidental, fortuitous, incidental, casual, happening by chance.
- 2. Conditional, uncertain, dependent on circumstances.
Contingent, n. Quota, proportion, share, proportional part.