Antonyms for contest
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun kon-test; verb kuhn-test |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkɒn tɛst; verb kənˈtɛst |
Definition of contest
Origin :- c.1600, from French contester "dispute, oppose," from Middle French, from Latin contestari (litem) "to call to witness, bring action," from com- "together" (see com-) + testari "to bear witness," from testis "a witness," (see testament). Calling witnesses as the first step in a legal combat. Related: Contestable; contested; contesting.
- noun competition
- noun fight, struggle
- verb argue, challenge
- verb fight
- Down the hill they thundered, over the brook and up to the scene of the contest.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- And she came out of the contest weakened by each victory over her heart.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- They entered into the contest, therefore, with their usual vigour, and their usual cruelty.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- It must be a miserable imposture, indeed, that does not prevail in that contest.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- Fortunately, perhaps, for Ferdinand and Spain, the contest did not last long.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- But when Atalanta stood ready for the contest, he was amazed by her beauty.
- Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
- If the North are overborne in this contest, they must and will submit.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- He has not proved a courteous antagonist, for he has not stripped to the contest.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- After the contest he is usually the first to congratulate the successful candidate.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
Synonyms for contest
- action
- affray
- altercate
- altercation
- attack
- battle
- battle royal
- beef
- blast
- brawl
- break with
- brush
- buck
- call in question
- challenge
- combat
- compete
- concours
- conflict
- contend
- controversy
- cross
- debate
- defend
- discord
- discussion
- dispute
- doubt
- duel
- emulation
- encounter
- engagement
- feud
- fight over
- fray
- game
- gang up on
- give it one's all
- go
- go for it
- go for jugular
- hassle
- jockey for position
- jump on
- knuckle with
- lay a finger on
- lay out
- litigate
- match
- meet
- meeting
- mix it up with
- object to
- oppose
- proving
- push
- put on gloves
- put up dukes
- quarrel
- question
- rencounter
- repel
- rival
- rivalry
- row
- rumble
- rumpus
- run-in
- scramble for
- scrap
- scuffle
- set to
- set-to
- shock
- shoot for
- skirmish
- sock
- sport
- square off
- stand up for
- static
- strife
- strike
- striving
- struggle
- take on
- tangle
- testing
- tilt
- tournament
- traverse
- trial
- trying
- tug-of-war
- vie
- warfare
- withstand
- wrangle
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