contention
Argument with stakes
Contention is disagreement or dispute: The main point of contention was who would pay.
It also means a position argued for: Her contention is that the policy causes more harm than good.
In competition, to be in contention is to have a realistic chance of winning.
Out of contention means eliminated from consideration.
Reasoned case or dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- conflictOpposition between parties
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
discord · friction · clash · feud · altercation · squabble · bickering · dissension
Statement of ownership or truth
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- positionLocation or stance
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
stance · viewpoint · assertion · hypothesis · premise · postulation · statement · case
Struggle for supremacy
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
race · matchup · tournament · duel · confrontation · antagonism · struggle · enmity
Systematic reasoning process
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- disputationFormal argumentative exchange
forensics · rhetoric · persuasion · oratory · cross-examination · affirmative · negative · resolution
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- conflictOpposition between parties
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
controversy · discord · friction · clash · feud · altercation · squabble · bickering · dissension · tiff
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
proposition · stance · viewpoint · assertion · hypothesis · premise · postulation · statement · case · opinion
competition
Struggle for supremacy
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
competitors · race · matchup · tournament · duel · confrontation · antagonism · struggle · enmity · one-upmanship
argumentation
Systematic reasoning process
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
disputation · forensics · rhetoric · persuasion · oratory · cross-examination · affirmative · negative · resolution · proposition
- argumentsargument, arguing, disagreement, bickering, dispute
- claimsinsurance claim, legal claim, false claim, counterclaim, disputed claim
- disagreementsdisagree, argue, dispute, quarrel, argument
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, malice
- utterancesutterance, statements, exclamation, assertion, questions
contentionagreement
Shared position between parties
consensus · concurrence · unanimity · accord · assent
contentioncooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
collaboration · partnership · teamwork · alliance · mutual support
- bone of contentionDisputed matter between parties
- point of contentionDisputed issue between parties
- in contentionAble to win