contest - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for contest ?

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Noun

a struggle between rivals

Synonyms

• contest

More generic

• competition
• contention
• rivalry

More specific

• battle of wits
• bidding contest
• popularity contest

Noun

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

Synonyms

• competition
• contest

More generic

• social event

More specific

• athletic competition
• athletic contest
• athletics
• bout
• championship
• chicken
• cliffhanger
• dogfight
• field trial
• game
• match
• playoff
• race
• rubber
• series
• spelldown
• spelling bee
• spelling contest
• tournament
• tourney
• trial

Verb

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

Synonyms

• contend
• contest
• repugn

More generic

• oppose

More specific

• challenge
• dispute
• gainsay

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