What is another word for contending ?

Present participle for to engage in a competition or contest

rivalling^UK

rivaling^US

jockeying for position

putting yourself forward

dueling^US

duelling^UK

coming to blows

scrimmaging

jockeying

going up against in contest

engaging in hostilities

pitting oneself against

mixing it up

carrying on hostilities

fighting like cat and dog

flying in the face of

matching yourself against

taking part

taking part in a race

going for the jugular

tussling with

going eyeball to eyeball with

contenting against

going toe to toe with

facing off against

going one on one with

taking the field against

marching against

conducting a war

setting to

assaulting each other

stoushing

swedging

hassling

putting in opposition

exchanging blows with

beginning battle with

setting your face against

taking issue with

putting up a fight against

opposing action

taking a stand against

putting up an argument

making a stand against

sparing no effort

standing up and be counted against

racing with

fighting like Kilkenny cats

cutting and thrusting

trying for

tussling for

taking up the gauntlet

falling on

entering into combat with

mounting an attack on

taking up arms against

pitching oneself against

coping with

seeking prize

running for

coming to close quarters with

joining battle with

giving battle to

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“We have to contend against the best horses of other nations in this race.”

Verb

making a public declaration of

Present participle for to assert something as a position in an argument

emphasizing^US

emphasising^UK

shooting off one's mouth

acknowledging publicly

setting oneself up as

getting off your chest

getting on soapbox

blowing hot air

maintaining that one is

implying that one is

proclaiming that one is

feigning the identity of

pointing to

representing oneself as

asserting that one is

passing oneself off as

recognizing^US

recognising^UK

giving an undertaking

realizing^US

realising^UK

formalizing^US

signalling^UK

signaling^US

formalising^UK

publicizing^US

favoring^US

favouring^UK

swearing on the Bible

showing once and for all

publicising^UK

demonstrating the truth

subscribing to

producing evidence

putting oneself down for

giving your oath

arguing for

witnessing to the fact that

giving your word of honour

speaking for

witnessing to

letting the cat out of the bag

submitting evidence

giving substance to the fact that

blowing the lid off

demonstrating the truth of

producing proof

establishing evidence

crossing one's heart and hope to die

giving an undertaking to

speaking with confidence

effecting

remarking

providing evidence of

throwing your weight behind

taking something on board

constituting proof of

constituting evidence of

bringing into the open

spilling the beans about

going into details

coming out of the closet

bringing to light

making a clean breast

making a clean breast of

bringing to public attention

bringing to public notice

bringing out into open

giving the game away

bringing out into the open

putting cards on table

taking the wraps off

taking the lid off

blowing wide open

getting out of your system

patronizing^US

giving someone to understand

hinting at

referring to

giving someone to believe

conveying the impression

making reference to the fact

driving at

ascribing

tipping someone the wink about

giving someone an inkling of

patronising^UK

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“He wants to contend that the difference between Mark Twain and Howard Stern is a matter of kind and not just degree.”

Verb

Present participle for to have a heated argument or disagreement

having a misunderstanding

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

taking exception

fighting like cat and dog

having a tiff

mixing it up

objecting to

going at it hammer and tongs

having a disagreement

having at it

picking a bone

having an altercation

jumping on one's case

ripping into each other

going for the jugular

letting someone have it

contradicting each other

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Verb

putting before the public

Present participle for to offer for discussion or debate

counselling^UK

counseling^US

letting anyone know of

seeking the answer to

getting the answer to

bringing something up

enquiring^UK

throwing spotlight on

exalting

offering as a suggestion

cataloguing^UK

exchanging views about

cataloging^US

setting down

speaking briefly of

letting someone know of

talking of

raising the subject of

embarking on

raising subject

opening up

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Verb

dealing with the situation

Present participle for to survive or deal with a challenging or difficult situation or period successfully

looking after oneself

paddling your own canoe

keeping your head above water

keeping the wolf from the door

scarcely have enough to live oning

scraping a living

barely have enough to live oning

making the best of a bad job

paying your bills

performing

managing without help

managing without assistance

managing by oneself

taking care of oneself

scratching a living

soldiering on

barely manage to living

grinning and bear it

managing to live with difficulty

holding up

scarcely manage to living

scratching out a living

acquiting yourself well

standing tall

hanging on

giving a good account of yourself

doing with

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Verb

leaving no stone unturned

Present participle for to make a concerted effort towards achieving a result

endeavoring^US

labouring^UK

laboring^US

ploughing^UK

plowing^US

bending over backwards

breaking your neck

doing all one can

falling over backwards

going all out

going for it

having a go at

jumping through hoops

knocking oneself out

leaning over backwards

making an all-out effort

giving it a whirl

giving it your all

giving it your best shot

going for broke

pulling out all the stops

going the limit

going for the jugular

digging deep

digging deeper

Verb

Present participle for to apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue

Verb

Present participle for to enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

Verb

staying shoulder to shoulder

Present participle for to be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)

keeping up

competing

matching

rivalling^UK

rivaling^US

challenging

equalling^UK

equaling^US

equalising^UK

equalizing^US

bearing comparison with

Verb

(with object) Present participle for to say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling

verbalising^UK

verbalizing^US

vocalising^UK

vocalizing^US

publicising^UK

publicizing^US

emphasising^UK

emphasizing^US

signalling^UK

signaling^US

summarising^UK

summarizing^US

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Verb

taking something as given

Present participle for to have or hold as an opinion or belief

theorising^UK

theorizing^US

expressing an opinion

taking as a hypothesis

realizing^US

coming to the conclusion

taking for granted

realising^UK

philosophising^UK

drawing the inference

having as one's opinion

postulating that

thinking it likely that

theorizing that

betting

holding that

having sneaking suspicion

taking it for granted

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

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Verb

arguing the pros and cons of

Present participle for to declare to be untrue

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

declaring to be untrue

giving thumbs down to

taking a stand against

calling into question

picking an argument with

showing to be wrong

protesting against

bandying words concerning

shooting full of holes

wondering about

shooting down in flames

blowing out of the water

having an argument about

driving a coach and horses through

knocking the bottom out of

having a problem with

flying in the face of

saying the opposite of

showing in its true light

knocking bottom out of

putting under suspicion

rendering null and void

defending oneself against

enquiring^UK

strenuously disagreeing

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Verb

Present participle for to deal with (something), usually effectively

maneuvering^US

manoeuvring^UK

Adjective

Favoring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause

having a chip on one's shoulder

at each other's throats

have chip on shoulder

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

ill-humored^US

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

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Adjective

Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions

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Noun