Antonyms for contesting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : noun kon-test; verb kuhn-test |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkɒn tɛst; verb kənˈtɛst |
Definition of contesting
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.
- verb argue, challenge
- verb fight
- The track was now so dusty that it was difficult to see the contesting cars.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- This was, on the other hand, an age of city-states, each one contesting for leadership.
- Extract from : « The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) » by Various
- Better give your path to a dog than to be bitten by him in contesting for the right.
- Extract from : « The Wonderful Story of Lincoln » by Charles M. Stevens
- Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right.
- Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln » by William Eleroy Curtis
- By contesting every foot of ground the enemy was checked till night.
- Extract from : « Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. » by W. Fletcher Johnson
- But I thought they were contesting who should light the train, as if it matters who did it.
- Extract from : « The Disputed V.C. » by Frederick P. Gibbon
- The two contesting parties presented a contrast which interested me.
- Extract from : « The Conquest » by Oscar Micheaux
- Yard by yard the School-house have been driven back, contesting every inch of ground.
- Extract from : « Tom Brown's School Days » by Thomas Hughes
- Her Uncle James is contesting the will and the estate is tied up and she can't get any of it.
- Extract from : « John Marsh's Millions » by Charles Klein
- He went over the possibilities of his contesting Mr. Samuel Million's will.
- Extract from : « Miss Million's Maid » by Bertha Ruck
Synonyms for contesting
- altercate
- attack
- battle
- blast
- brawl
- break with
- buck
- call in question
- compete
- conflict
- contend
- cross
- debate
- defend
- dispute
- doubt
- duel
- feud
- fight over
- gang up on
- give it one's all
- go for it
- go for jugular
- hassle
- jockey for position
- jump on
- knuckle with
- lay a finger on
- lay out
- litigate
- mix it up with
- object to
- oppose
- push
- put on gloves
- put up dukes
- quarrel
- question
- repel
- rival
- row
- rumpus
- scramble for
- scrap
- scuffle
- set to
- shoot for
- sock
- square off
- stand up for
- strike
- struggle
- take on
- tangle
- tilt
- traverse
- vie
- withstand
- wrangle
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