contending
Struggling for dominance
Contending describes people or groups competing against each other, often for the same prize or position: the contending teams, contending factions within the party.
It can also describe ideas or forces in opposition: contending theories about the origin of the universe.
Someone contending with something is struggling against it or dealing with difficulty: She's contending with a lot right now.
Stating something confidently
- maintainingKeeping in condition
- claimingDeclaring to be true
- advocatingPublicly supporting a cause
- arguingVerbal conflict between parties
disputing · debating · position · stance · viewpoint · thesis · case · point
Armed military engagement
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
hostilities · strife · tension · antagonism · feud · friction · discord · skirmish
Those who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
enmity · grudge · nemesis · archrival · showdown · faceoff · bitter · heated
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- raceCompetition of speed
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
finals · bracket · challenger · titleholder · head-to-head · elimination · victory · defeat
asserting
Stating something confidently
- maintainingKeeping in condition
- claimingDeclaring to be true
- advocatingPublicly supporting a cause
arguing · disputing · debating · position · stance · viewpoint · thesis · case · point · reasoning
battle
Armed military engagement
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
dispute · hostilities · strife · tension · antagonism · feud · friction · discord · skirmish · belligerence
opponents
Those who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
duel · enmity · grudge · nemesis · archrival · showdown · faceoff · bitter · heated · longtime
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- raceCompetition of speed
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
playoffs · finals · bracket · challenger · titleholder · head-to-head · elimination · victory · defeat · underdog
grappling
Close-quarters combat technique
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- battlingEngaged in conflict
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
straining · laboring · toiling · uphill · against · odds · adversity · hardship · overcoming · surmounting
rising
Act of ascending
- emergingComing into view
- up-and-comingLikely to succeed soon
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
hopeful · promising · potential · bid · pursuit · quest · seeking · gunning · aiming · striving
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- competitivenessrivalry, vying, outdoing, outperforming, one-upmanship
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- handlingdealing with, handling, managing, coping, addressing
- certaintycertain, sure, uncertain, unsure, definite
- conflict responsesavoidance, confrontation, compromise, accommodation, aggression
contendingwithdrawing
Removing or pulling away
quitting · dropping out · forfeiting · conceding · noncontending
contendingagreeing
Sharing the same view
concurring · assenting · accepting · acquiescing · conceding
contendingsurrendering
Ceasing to resist
capitulating · relenting · succumbing · resigning · yielding
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