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What is another word for
contend
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▲
To engage in a competition or contest
To assert something as a position in an argument
Give assurance
To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
To offer for discussion or debate
To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
Hold and state as one's opinion
(
with object
)
To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
To analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information
Copy the actions of
To engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation
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Verb
▲
To engage in a competition or contest
compete
fight
vie
contest
strive
struggle
battle
grapple
challenge
clash
skirmish
tussle
combat
emulate
oppose
race
rival
scuffle
squabble
war
wrestle
dispute
jostle
confront
controvert
cope
encounter
face
face off
join battle
litigate
lock horns
meet
oppugn
push
resist
run
stand
tug
wage war
withstand
cross swords
deal with
go after
go for
have at
nominate yourself
push for
scramble for
shoot at
shoot for
tangle with
give your all
go for broke
go for it
go for jugular
go head to head
jockey for position
knock oneself out
make play for
put up with
put yourself forward
give all one's got
mix it up with
wrangle
brawl
scrap
quarrel
take on
argue
feud
bicker
disagree
spar
engage
row
attack
come to blows
altercate
conflict
duel
tangle
do battle
scrimmage
be at odds
jockey
tilt
quibble
spat
have a dust-up
counter
joust
fall out
be at loggerheads
exchange blows
have a fight
hassle
assault
jar
bandy words
tackle
bump heads
rassle
fight like cat and dog
debate
have a row
have a punch-up
be in conflict
argufy
differ
collide
campaign
chop logic
have words
vie with
go up against
defy
go at it hammer and tongs
work
be at variance
play off
essay
lock antlers
scramble
match
box
roughhouse
pit
come into conflict
clash with
engage in conflict
skirmish with
tiff
brabble
play
grapple with
disaccord
discord
have a dispute
contend with
dissent
come to grips
discept
be at each other's throats
have a set-to
crusade
put up a fight
compete with
go for the jugular
mix it up
have a tiff
set to
fail to agree
compete against
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
romp
square off
repel
agitate
make war
attempt
try
endeavor
US
go to war
endeavour
UK
tourney
engage in hostilities
strain
buck
take
bandy
sweat
struggle against
strive against
cope with
fence
cuff
rough-house
have a disagreement
have an altercation
fight for
get to grips
go for the gold
campaign against
bear arms
object to
try for
lay into
object
pick a bone
have a scrap
have a barney
have at it
take up arms
spare no effort
enter the lists
take the field
take exception
be in opposition
have a spat
be at sixes and sevens
take issue with
take issue
have a misunderstanding
stand up to
break a lance
fly in the face of
slug
mount an attack
face-off
deal
trade punches
defend
close
speak
lobby
press
break
duke it out
manhandle
be rivals
raise Cain
trade blows
contend against
hasten
rush
butt heads
to fight
mess
grunt
exert
fight a duel
go out
address oneself to
be in the running
be at daggers drawn
be at daggers with
tilt with
match yourself against
rivalize
meet head-on
start fighting
go for each other
slug it out
raise your fists
cut and thrust
take part in a race
take part
nonconcur
mess with
gainsay
contradict
charge
complain
divide
bump
disapprove
break with
caterwaul
embroil
vary
have it out
find fault
get tough with
carp
cavil
discuss
demur
juggle
show
event
steeplechase
go at it
protest against
argy-bargy
be in dispute
brave
come up against
scrabble
square up
become involved
haggle
palter
zap
address
handle
manage
argue against
question
quarrel with
seek to displace
try to put out
try to extinguish
bid
canvass
canvas
moot
rip into each other
jump on
let someone have it
contradict each other
set as rivals
put in opposition
set against
argue with
be against
pit oneself against
field
negotiate
speak against
show jump
try to beat
match strength
pitch oneself against
seek prize
match wits
run for
participate in
make haste
jump on one's case
content against
go one on one with
bat around
kick around
thrash out
have an argument
bat back and forth
be opposed to
hash out
go toe to toe with
toss around
hash over
talk over
exchange views
face off against
go eyeball to eyeball with
be pitted against
put up an argument
stand up and be counted against
make a stand against
oppose action
put up a fight against
set your face against
take a stand against
swedge
assault each other
stoush
fight against
rebel against
come to blows with
face down
feud with
rally against
dissent from
be in the hunt
assail
contrast
swing
manipulate
treat
hack
scrimmage with
rowdy
traverse
war against
attack each other
hit each other
punch each other
protect
do battle with
fight with
taste battle
spar with
battle with
strike
set upon
launch
begin battle with
go up against in contest
exchange blows with
flare up
bandy with
go the knuckle
brush with
ply weapons
light into
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
race against
fight like Kilkenny cats
take all comers
carry on war
race with
threap
mismatch
disharmonize
interfere
take up arms against
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
take up the gauntlet
wage war on
come to close quarters with
be incongruous
be incompatible
be inconsistent
scream at
differ from
be discordant
not match
not go
diverge from
shoot
bombard
give battle to
join battle with
be at war
engage in combat
conduct a war
take the field against
march against
carry on hostilities
fight over
aspire
aim
struggle for
challenge for
vie for
compete for
battle for
contend for
toil
undertake
seek
labour
UK
venture
tussle for
try to win
labor
US
assay
drive
travail
hustle
plough
UK
offer
drudge
plow
US
slog
moil
slave
try hard
make an effort
apply oneself
exert oneself
exert yourself
make every effort
peg away
bust a gut
beaver away
make an all-out effort
bear down
have a crack at
have a go at
bend over backwards
bang away
do all one can
go the limit
rupture yourself
jump through hoops
fall over backwards
do one's best
dig deep
go all out
do your best
give it your best shot
break your neck
dig deeper
do your damnedest
leave no stone unturned
give it a whirl
lean over backwards
do your utmost
give it your all
have a stab at
do all you can
dig away
pull out all the stops
more ❯
“I guess this all goes back to the idea of the artists' dole helping up-and-comers build a base to
contend
for more serious arts funding.”
Verb
▲
To assert something as a position in an argument
maintain
assert
affirm
allege
aver
avow
argue
claim
hold
insist
declare
profess
avouch
plead
protest
purport
reason
state
warrant
pronounce
charge
dictate
say
tell
put up argument
proclaim
attest
asseverate
swear
announce
suggest
vow
advance
certify
guarantee
advocate
cite
lay down
testify
uphold
adduce
submit
postulate
imply
propound
press
move
represent
put forward
depose
support
acknowledge
predicate
vouch
stress
emphasize
US
defend
opine
establish
emphasise
UK
admit
verify
make out
indicate
posit
pretend
present
repeat
pledge
confirm
back
confess
endorse
bear witness
propose
challenge
swear on bible
cross heart
swear up and down
offer
intimate
reassert
reaffirm
signify
be emphatic
put forth
stipulate
volunteer
promise
asservate
make a case
venture
express
sustain
convey
vouch for
justify
own
witness
validate
prove
recognize
US
press for
vindicate
bear out
allow
recognise
UK
insist on
own up
say so
syllogize
espouse
put
connote
advise
reiterate
draw conclusions
accuse
hint
impute
insinuate
broadcast
recount
recite
give evidence
lay
concede
grant
enforce
request
use as an excuse
assure
ensure
underwrite
undertake
swear to
testify to
guaranty
insure
voice
secure
notify
utter
disclose
champion
inform
pass
allegate
render
delegate
sponsor
set
cinch
ice
rubber-stamp
clinch
okay
encourage
stand by
back up
speak out
bolster
give an undertaking
nail down
have a lock on
put on ice
lock up
stand behind
bring forward
mouth off
pop off
soapbox
croon
stump
constate
answer for
take an oath
sing
give grounds for
agree
spout
spiel
shoot one's wad
shoot off one's mouth
give testimony
discuss
debate
dispute
explore
talk big
open up
act as if
get on soapbox
get off your chest
blow hot air
come out
substantiate
push for
insist upon
seem
stand up for
stick up for
authenticate
ratify
corroborate
appear
mean
thrash out
go over
hash out
import
impersonate
intend
demonstrate
lay claim
betoken
denote
personate
expostulate
evidence
extenuate
pose as
be ostensibly
set oneself up
be apparently
explain
question
excuse
masquerade as
pass for
set oneself up as
be disguised as
allege that one is
imply that one is
assert that one is
maintain that one is
point to
represent oneself as
feign the identity of
pass oneself off as
proclaim that one is
remonstrate
rehabilitate
do justice to
offer grounds for
refute
rationalize
US
plead for
disculpate
confute
lend weight to
whitewash
shield
give credence to
guard
bear witness to
disprove
protect
second
rationalise
UK
appeal
prevail upon
make a case for
give reasons for
more ❯
“He wants to
contend
that because that was again an argument not put to the Court of Appeal or to the judge.”
Verb
▲
Give assurance
vouch
affirm
certify
declare
assert
guarantee
avow
confirm
testify
verify
maintain
warrant
asseverate
profess
corroborate
vow
witness
support
assure
substantiate
prove
uphold
predicate
okay
back
sponsor
avert
cosign
attest to
rubber-stamp
answer for
swear to
say so
be responsible for
act as a witness
bear testimony
get behind
give an affidavit
put forth
sign for
stand up for
swear up and down
swear
state
promise
pledge
attest
aver
avouch
claim
undertake
covenant
allege
give an undertaking
proclaim
pronounce
depose
commit
bind oneself
validate
insist
commit oneself
give an assurance
take an oath
cross heart
engage
contract
endorse
announce
agree
acknowledge
purport
protest
vouch for
bear witness
give one's word
stipulate
authenticate
ensure
plight
bear out
argue
secure
guaranty
back up
lay down
swear an oath
give your word
make a deposition
give testimony
swear on bible
reassert
reaffirm
underwrite
insure
testify to
bind
obligate
bear witness to
admit
notify
confess
establish
show
swear on the Bible
repeat
nail down
give your word of honour
make out
cinch
ice
state under oath
clinch
state on oath
lock up
submit
evince
give assurances
give a pledge
ratify
have a lock on
set
put on ice
encourage
sustain
document
vindicate
ascertain
defend
demonstrate
vouchsafe
soak
second
reassure
give proof of
provide evidence of
pledge oneself
delegate
oblige
troth
buttress
espouse
assent
solemnly promise
stand by
provide
accede
subscribe
betroth
affiance
make an affidavit
trust
swear blind
promise under oath
give witness
have confidence in
swear to God
swear by
depend on
rely on
own
stand behind
effect
give your oath
put oneself down for
give grounds for
set out
arrange
give substance to
speak for
give assurance of
give credence to
show the truth of
negotiate a deal
enter into an agreement
reach an agreement
give an undertaking to
sew up
make safe
lock on
set the seal on
live up to
seal
soapbox
croon
recognize
US
stump
constate
sing
allow
recognise
UK
spout
spiel
depone
talk big
open up
act as if
get on soapbox
get off your chest
blow hot air
own up
come out
stand bail for
be liable for
go bail for
assert under oath
stick up for
express
hold
stress
voice
stand for
be a witness
give evidence
say under oath
utter
convey
move
opine
disclose
represent
propound
cite
tell
inform
advance
asservate
pass
advocate
allegate
render
put forward
speak out
bring forward
make a commitment
undertake solemnly
give word of honor
swear under oath
say
postulate
adduce
posit
press
emphasize
US
emphasise
UK
suggest
volunteer
venture
reiterate
put
propose
pretend
justify
concede
grant
charge
dictate
insist on
reason
press for
be emphatic
enforce
request
plead
expostulate
explain
question
challenge
manifest
mouth off
shoot one's wad
pop off
shoot off one's mouth
imply
remonstrate
evidence
invoke
appeal
give reasons for
prevail upon
make a case for
present
make a case
adjure
countersign
throw your weight behind
depose to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
cope
manage
survive
deal
endure
grapple
hack
handle
face
fare
live
subsist
weather
struggle
suffer
wrestle
battle
confront
dispatch
tangle
tussle
get by
carry on
get along
get on
get through
scrape by
come through
deal with
make it
make out
muddle along
bear up
get a handle on
look after oneself
muddle through
rub along
shift for oneself
struggle through
fend
weather the storm
make it out alive
keep the wolf from the door
keep one's end up
keep your head above water
stand on one's own two feet
paddle your own canoe
shift
do
make do
make ends meet
scrape along
progress
exist
succeed
go
scrimp
fare all right
be all right
hack it
scrape a living
do well enough
deal with the situation
eke out a living
barely have enough to live on
scarcely have enough to live on
persevere
do all right
scrape through
prosper
proceed
flourish
thrive
make shift
cut it
come along
hang on
handle it
advance
rub on
improvise
break even
pay your bills
depart
develop
contrive
deal with it
make the best of a bad job
hearten
steel
encourage
inspire
inspirit
embolden
muddle
stagger
scratch a living
scarcely manage to live
barely manage to live
perform
crack it
scratch out a living
manage to live with difficulty
buoy up
withstand
buck up
cheer up
chirk up
pan out
go along
turn out
go off
manage without help
make it on one's own
manage without assistance
cope on one's own
take care of oneself
manage by oneself
persist
bear it
endure it
hold out
hold up
soldier on
stand it
hold your own
tolerate it
thole it
abide it
put up with it
make a go of it
contend with
be doing with it
stick it
stand your ground
stand firm
stand tall
maintain one's position
acquit yourself well
give a good account of yourself
keep one's position
score
achieve
grin and bear it
fight
combat
scuffle
do with
stay alive
clash
engage
depend
be
breathe
continue
last
tackle
support oneself
feed
brawl
close
rassle
encounter
sustain
move
living
sustain yourself
make the grade
rely for nourishment
strive
keep going
barely exist
hang tough
hang in
ride out
remain alive
make both ends meet
take
stick with it
just make it
stick it out
keep body and soul together
eke out an existence
take on
address oneself to
get to grips
come to grips
do battle
animate
cheer
rally
motivate
rouse
stir
invigorate
US
strengthen
boost
energize
US
exhilarate
stimulate
envigorate
UK
energise
UK
reassure
spur
enliven
buoy
incite
revitalize
US
enhearten
gee up
revitalise
UK
galvanize
US
excite
fortify
sway
instigate
goad
revivify
uplift
refresh
gladden
raise your spirits
psych up
galvanise
UK
elate
comfort
vitalize
spark
push
assure
fillip
arouse
brighten
incentivize
US
pep up
spur on
fire up
console
provoke
quicken
restore
inflame
give a shot in the arm to
give shot in arm
stiffen the resolve of
lift
fire
bolster
incentivise
UK
nerve
brace
prepare
gird
elevate
give courage
perk up
revive
boost moral
ginger up
raise spirits
make brave
liven up
reinforce
make braver
give confidence
lift the morale of
support
give pep talk
psyche up
jack up
poise
gear up
get ready
ready
psych
wind up
gear oneself up
cause
influence
persuade
enthuse
instil
UK
incline
impress
impel
instill
US
imbue
infuse
touch
be responsible for
urge
affect
start off
commove
carry
occasion
work up
fire with enthusiasm
set up
fire the imagination of
give impetus
give one an idea
spark off
get
strike
endue
infect
beghast
exalt
drive
empower
incentify
applaud
pique
disinhibit
impassion
build up
trigger
enforce
egg
stir up
whip up
kindle
jumpstart
activate
build
cheer on
ignite
give a boost to
reenforce
rev up
raise
boost up
pump up
nudge
praise
prick
stimulate spiritually
lift the spirits of
give confidence to
raise the morale of
spirit up
give hope to
boost morale
bield
light a fire under
prop up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
attack
address
confront
tackle
undertake
challenge
engage
face
fight
handle
manage
contest
attend to
concentrate on
contend with
cope with
deal with
dive into
embark on
engage in
focus on
grapple with
have a stab at
occupy oneself with
set to work on
look after
plunge into
see to
set about
set to
take on
take up
wade into
apply oneself to
buckle down to
start in on
take care of
get cracking on
get started on
get stuck into
get weaving on
devote oneself to
get to work on
go to work on
have a crack at
have a go at
have a shot at
try to deal with
try to sort out
direct attention to
get down to
get to grips with
address oneself to
field
negotiate
begin
turn to
approach
try
settle down to
go for
become involved in
throw yourself into
turn one's hand to
treat
manipulate
attempt
take in hand
tear into
accept
go at
pitch into
go about
come to grips with
wade in
plug away at
knuckle down to
make a run at
start on
give something a whirl
launch into
grapple
settle
turn one's attention to
begin to tackle
get involved in
shoulder
bear
assume
meet
take responsibility for
grasp
be responsible for
take over
commit to
take on oneself
enter on
commence
enter upon
embrace
start
essay
pursue
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
fix
administer to
control
fall into
agree to
set about with
avow
play
hack
swing
get going on
get underway
make a start on
get to work at
try to cope with
peg away at
take a shot at
apply oneself
take measures about
have a go
busy oneself with
give something a try
go for it
set your hand to
take the bit between your teeth
embark upon
square off
bang away at
hammer away at
step up to the plate
try to solve
take forward
try on for size
sink your teeth into
work on
start the ball rolling
give something a go
focus
adopt
turn
dig
attend
concentrate
take part in
take upon oneself
venture on
participate in
go in for
hammer away
peg away
have at
cover
discuss
work
bespeak
pontificate on
give a lecture on
give a discourse on
speak on
give an oration on
give a sermon on
speak to
deliver a sermon on
sermonize on
drone on about
make a speech on
take aim at
preach to
talk to
talk about
give a dissertation on
give an address on
speechify to
give a speech on
preachify to
take
take charge of
sort out
carry out
take control of
face up to
take upon yourself
give attention to
do
serve
carry
endeavour to do
set in motion
venture into
support
endeavor to do
put in motion
sustain
endeavour
UK
endeavor
US
look sth in the eye
take somebody or something in hand
come to terms with
reckon with
absorb
uphold
square up
turn your attention to
don
perform
overcome
get over
surmount
answer for
initiate
have a hand in
go into
commit oneself
try out
address oneself
have a try at
hazard
take the plunge
contract
volunteer oneself to
move into
acquire
agree to do
take responsibility
discipline
counsel
influence
master
learn to live with
speak in response to
answer
make arrangements for
organise
UK
react to
reply to
orchestrate
organize
US
respond to
withstand
resist
execute
implement
commit oneself to
set out with
follow through with
exploit
dominate
command
assist
pit oneself against
act toward
help
behave toward
get a handle on
be of assistance to
gain control of
assume responsibility of
come to power over
assume control of
assume responsibility for
take responsibility of
be of use to
take the reins of
take up the baton for
attend to the requirements of
take command of
be elevated to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
run
compete
challenge
contest
participate
stand
enter
stump
oppose
politick
whistlestop
stand for
take part
be a contender for
be in
put oneself forward for
ring doorbells
shake hands
stand for election as
put yourself up for
stand as a candidate for
be a candidate
hit the campaign trail
kiss babies
Verb
▲
To offer for discussion or debate
propound
advance
propose
suggest
advocate
offer
pose
present
proffer
put forward
submit
postulate
bounce
broach
discuss
hypothesise
UK
hypothesize
US
introduce
mention
moot
peddle
promote
set forth
tender
vote
adduce
advise
affirm
ask
assert
counsel
invite
kibitz
name
nominate
posit
prefer
press
promulgate
propone
proposition
recommend
request
solicit
spitball
spread
state
urge
volunteer
yield
bring up
put forth
bring forward
come up with
hit on
hold out
lay before
lay down
move for
put to
put up
set out
make a motion
make a pitch
speak one's piece
lay on the line
move
table
bring
project
initiate
file
lodge
bid
float
canvass
lay out
press for
air
deliver
make known
expound
pitch
allege
express
mount
raise
publish
give
have in mind
manifest
produce
relate
ventilate
argue
supply
provide
stage
put on the table
set before
commit
enter
register
refer
put
put in
hand in
furnish
send in
declare
exhibit
impart
cite
exhort
prescribe
plug
expose
offer as a suggestion
throw out
build up
lay forward
ballyhoo
put on the map
serve
throw spotlight on
puff
make a pitch for
aggrandize
exalt
beat the drum for
hype
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
keep up
compete
match
rival
challenge
equal
touch
vie
compete with
vie with
keep abreast
keep pace
keep up with
keep pace with
stay competitive
stay even
stay even with
keep abreast of
stay shoulder to shoulder
not fall behind
stay beside
not lag
keep step
run with
approach
emulate
parallel
approximate
be on a par with
compare with
be the equal of
be in the same league as
meet
come up to
hold a candle to
correspond to
be a match for
be in the same category as
amount to
measure up to
reach
live up to
equalize
US
rise up to
tally with
equate with
be equal with
come near to
equalise
UK
be as good as
agree with
square with
be as great as
be tantamount to
be commensurate with
tie with
be equal to
be equivalent to
be the same as
coordinate with
tot up to
come to
be similar to
contend with
be identical to
equate to
be comparable with
resemble
near
be comparable to
be on a level with
tie
bear comparison with
be consistent with
harmonize with
rime with
fit
be like
correspond with
suit
fit the pattern
jibe with
coincide with
accord with
answer
check with
comport with
imitate
marry with
rhyme with
be consonant with
correlate to
cohere with
sort with
satisfy
chord with
conform
go with
dovetail with
achieve
add up to
match up to
compare
stand the test
measure up
come close to
stand the pace
be in the same class as
more ❯
Verb
▲
Hold and state as one's opinion
opine
observe
suggest
venture
advance
comment
declare
propose
remark
say
submit
air
believe
hazard
imagine
moot
posit
propound
think
volunteer
consider
feel
guess
maintain
presume
reckon
allow
assume
conclude
conjecture
estimate
fancy
put forward
suppose
suspect
deduce
editorialise
UK
editorialize
US
expect
gather
note
reason
reflect
hypothesise
UK
hypothesize
US
theorise
UK
theorize
US
ween
be convinced
be of the opinion
be of the view
conceive
have a feeling
have the feeling
judge
surmise
take it
weigh in
be of the conviction
express an opinion
take as a hypothesis
figure
deem
infer
speculate
understand
hold
presuppose
divine
esteem
glean
have a hunch
daresay
sense
postulate
be inclined to think
dare say
come to the conclusion
regard
have a sneaking suspicion
trust
think it likely
take
take for granted
hazard a guess
be given to understand
calculate
suspicion
have sneaking suspicion
think likely
take as read
draw the inference
take it as given
anticipate
foresee
adjudge
perceive
predicate
ascertain
call
guesstimate
be afraid
determine
view
accept
be under the impression
apprehend
have a suspicion
have a sneaking feeling
intuit
assess
have a foreboding
forecast
visualise
UK
visualize
US
construe
dare-say
premise
work out
see
get the idea
gage
US
gauge
UK
have a funny feeling
be of the opinion that
envisage
envision
interpret
grant
predict
decide
foretell
go out on a limb
pretend
prevision
discern
bargain for
form an opinion of
regard as likely
realise
UK
take a stab
approximate
foreknow
realize
US
cook up
plan on
rate
have an idea
reckon on
count upon
fathom
fear
evaluate
take a shot
count on
get
place
dream up
bank on
forefeel
dream
regret
build on
have an idea that
take it as read
venture a guess
risk assuming
find
fall for
take something read
brainstorm
spark
admit
take something as given
take something for granted
be wary
accuse
think it probable
be suspicious
smell a rat
think probable
have doubt
wonder
disbelieve
have doubts
point the finger
harbor suspicion
comprehend
appreciate
pick
take a shot at
tumble to
savvy
recognize
US
grasp
latch on to
figure out
size up
cognize
suss
take a stab at
make a guess at
twig
have a sneaking suspicion of
get the picture
recognise
UK
pick out
cotton on to
catch on to
discover
imply
make an estimate of
jump to a conclusion
look upon
compass
get the impression
resolve
solve
derive
extrapolate
feel in one's bones
syllogize
make out
ratiocinate
sum up
compute
draw conclusions
appraise
draw
project
hold that
prophesy
prognosticate
consider it right
vaticinate
foretaste
portend
auspicate
crystal ball
see something coming
previse
dope out
forewarn
contemplate the possibility of
call it
preknow
see it coming
soothsay
psych out
watch for
bargain on
foreshadow
be hopeful of
count chickens
have a hunch of
contemplate
espy
wait for
augur
plan
be prepared for
allow for
spae
adumbrate
prepare for
forebode
pre-empt
read
see in the cards
entertain
figure on
presage
be afraid of
hope for
look for
adjudicate
come to the conclusion that
buy
take as gospel truth
cross heart
lap up
count
set store by
rule
subscribe to the opinion
take the view
swear
bet one's bottom dollar
entertain the idea
lay money on
set down
aver
credit
take stock in
swear up and down
swear by
bet
just know
philosophise
UK
have as one's opinion
philosophize
US
see as being
set a figure on
rank
set
class as being
form an impression of
class
form opinion
put
number
cast
think of as being
valuate
regard as being
view as being
look on as being
classify
value
make
conceit
get vibes
picture
be aware
have the impression
think up
trump up
image
fantasy
vision
fantasize
US
head trip
think it conceivable
conjure up
feature
ideate
create
fantasise
UK
conjure
have funny feeling
have vibes
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
with object
)
To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
speak
say
talk
articulate
state
tell
utter
enunciate
mention
pronounce
voice
announce
cite
exclaim
express
proclaim
verbalise
UK
verbalize
US
vocalise
UK
vocalize
US
affirm
air
claim
declare
profess
relate
allege
assert
asseverate
attest
broadcast
convey
detail
disclose
divulge
intimate
note
opine
press
promulgate
recite
relay
remark
report
vent
word
address
admit
advertise
advertize
argue
aver
avouch
blurt
chatter
communicate
cry
deliver
denote
enounce
explain
impart
maintain
mouth
mumble
mutter
offer
orate
outline
phrase
plead
predicate
present
propose
protest
publicise
UK
publicize
US
purport
repeat
reveal
shout
sound
spill
spout
testify
vouch
blab
chirp
clarify
confess
declaim
drawl
emphasise
UK
emphasize
US
evince
expose
gab
gas
indicate
intone
jaw
lip
modulate
murmur
narrate
pass
perorate
pipe
quote
read
recount
regurgitate
rehearse
retell
signal
soliloquize
specify
spiel
stress
suggest
summarise
UK
summarize
US
swear
translate
whisper
yak
yammer
bring out
make public
pop off
give away
make known
put forth
put into words
speak about
talk about
come out with
get across
give utterance to
give voice to
put across
put forward
spell out
throw out
reel off
sound out
get off
make clear
pipe up with
insist
bring forward
put about that
certify
advance
hold
rumor
US
justify
uphold
adduce
make a case
rumour
UK
avow
champion
babble
prattle
formulate
jabber
natter
chat
prate
gossip
converse
rap
gabble
render
publish
put
give
couch
witter
describe
yap
ventilate
chitter-chatter
jibber-jabber
tittle-tattle
palaver
waffle
chunter
raise
powwow
chinwag
yackety-yak
confabulate
frame
expound
engage in conversation
have a conversation
chew the fat
set forth
give expression to
run on
have a chinwag
visit
shoot the breeze
yatter
chin
yabber
cackle
go on
chaffer
rabbit
patter
rattle
twitter
gabber
blather
twattle
broach
chitchat
have a confab
clothe
chew the rag
circulate
give out
shoot the bull
discuss
give vent to
slabber
schmooze
kibbitz
mag
shmooze
kibitz
twaddle
clack
say aloud
claver
blether
drivel
reply
gibber
chime in
talk nineteen to the dozen
read aloud
disseminate
submit
comment on
point out
spread
hint
phonate
chant
chronicle
lay open
let out
table
emit
enumerate
chart
intonate
inform
bumble
sputter
drool
delineate
exhibit
give voice
display
add
enlighten
brief
acquaint
break silence
import
designate
comment
drone
rattle on
bespeak
put over
connote
insinuate
notify
get one's tongue round
dialog
US
get over
moot
dialogue
UK
fill in
clue in
propound
read out
testify to
talk of
debate
give an account of
wise up
put in words
go into
let in on
herald
give forth
pour out
blazon
weigh in
interject
interpose
bring into the open
run off at the mouth
go on and on
breathe
accent
own up
acknowledge
come clean
blurt out
own
ejaculate
chime
go
burble
moan
groan
parrot
set
make
respond
mime
answer
flap
pose
give words to
posit
preach
perform
bespout
cantillate
daven
say insincerely
chip in
open your mouth
take the wraps off
have your say
annunciate
paraphrase
burst out with
set out
interpret
pitch
set down
elucidate
have a chat
have a tete-a-tete
observe
return
serve
say for form's sake
spell
intend
pass on
throw in
put in two cents
contribute
do
repeat from memory
blare
advocate
look
trumpet
give rundown
be specific about
give blow-by-blow
rejoin
blabber
asservate
inflect
restate
yell
reassert
allegate
roar
reaffirm
hand down
bring in
have a say
burst out
give a recitation
say out loud
read out loud
stand for
add up to
make out
give utterance
give expression
speak out
attest to
give testimony
shout from the rooftops
lay down
bear witness
say parrot-fashion
sound off
do your party piece
post
wire
let know
write
radio
cable
give notice of
tip off
cue
send word
give notice
telephone
pass out
teach
debrief
speak coherently
speak clearly
list
itemize
US
portray
interview
compose
dictate
transmit
depict
charge
apprise
unmask
unbosom
advise
familiarize
US
uncover
uncloak
bare
show
unveil
unfold
reflect
allow
editorialize
US
recapitulate
signify
spin
represent
paint
tattle
retail
level
sketch
familiarise
UK
verse
clear
weave
grunt
rabbit on
numerate
catch up
crack
speak of
editorialise
UK
animadvert
touch on
pass comment
mouth off
commentate
pass comment on
refer to
wisecrack
say something about
rant
twiddle
draft correspondence
give account
prepare draft
maffle
particularize
US
leave word
call upon
open up
let slip
tell on
keep posted
put before
give facts
ramble
grumble
speak indistinctly
whine
talk to oneself
slur
stammer
garble
whimper
speak sotto voce
say to oneself
swallow
stutter
rumble
maunder
particularise
UK
number
rattle off
itemise
UK
run through
tick off
count down
break the news
let on about
spit it out
give evidence of
give a report
give an account
give verbal account
hold forth
account for
be evidence of
break
earbash
rhapsodise
UK
rhapsodize
US
ventriloquize
express oneself
turn over
flap one's tongue
talk one's leg off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information
debate
argue
contest
rebut
challenge
debunk
disprove
dispute
refute
contradict
controvert
counter
oppose
address
deny
discredit
examine
moot
query
question
reject
repudiate
altercate
answer
bandy
canvass
contravene
disaffirm
disavow
invalidate
canvas
crush
disclaim
negate
wrangle
argue against
confute
disconfirm
pettifog
quash
squelch
argue about
call into question
contend over
disagree with
object to
prove false
prove wrong
tear down
agitate against
differ with
dissent against
hammer away at
pick a bone
put up argument
quibble about
quibble over
show up
argue the pros and cons of
give thumbs down to
pick an argument with
protest against
prove to be false
prove to be wrong
shoot down
show to be false
show to be wrong
take issue with
blow out of the water
blow sky high
declare to be untrue
have an argument about
shoot down in flames
take a stand against
shoot full of holes
wonder about
bandy words concerning
gainsay
disallow
negative
disown
cancel
abnegate
evert
cancel out
reply to
top
burn down
silence
convict
burn
break
expose
parry
dispose of
overthrow
explode
impugn
traverse
disagree
combat
fight
retract
rebuff
confound
falsify
resist
declare untrue
dissent from
belie
revoke
recant
make a nonsense of
give the lie to
be at odds with
withsay
fly in the face of
refuse to accept
cross
take on
drive a coach and horses through
knock the bottom out of
deceive
argue with
naysay
withstand
brush aside
dare
thumbs down
reverse
say the opposite of
confront
withspeak
counteract
call in question
buck
have bone to pick
undermine
differ
backpedal
nullify
take back
curb
ban
disbelieve
stand in the way
block
take exception to
begrudge
call on
not buy
say no to
spurn
enjoin from
hold back
restrain
exclude
forgo
taboo
doubt
sacrifice
forbid
prevent
disacknowledge
keep back
turn thumbs down
renounce
relinquish
abandon
demolish
abjure
overturn
bust
blow sky-high
blow up
throw out
knock props out
find unfounded
poke holes in
shoot holes in
weaken
knock bottom out of
set aside
forswear
discard
abdicate
renege
refuse
repulse
attack
repel
tackle
ward off
decline
divorce oneself from
cast off
turn your back on
give up
wash your hands of
turn back on
refuse to acknowledge
fend off
stave off
battle
oppugn
defy
fight off
meet
hold at bay
beat
stand up to
contend with
put up a fight against
match
more ❯
Verb
▲
Copy the actions of
emulate
imitate
copy
mimic
follow
mirror
echo
match
reproduce
ape
approximate
copycat
equal
mime
parallel
rival
compete with
surpass
challenge
compete
contend with
ditto
do
outdo
outvie
rivalize
vie with
come close to
come near to
take as a model
take as an example
be the equal of
do like
follow suit
go like
make like
pattern after
take after
be on a par with
follow in footsteps
pattern yourself after
be in the same league as
follow in the footsteps of
model yourself on
take a leaf out of someone's book
follow the example of
duplicate
replicate
repeat
reduplicate
render
clone
simulate
act like
make a replica
parrot
counterfeit
rip off
pattern oneself on
take as a pattern
take as a role model
follow in someone's steps
approach
touch
compare with
compare
keep up with
measure up
keep pace with
match up to
hold a candle to
stand the pace
stand the test
be in the same class as
recreate
redo
remake
reconstruct
represent
type
Photostat
reflect
carbon
manifold
restamp
revive
reawaken
portray
Xerox
recount
stereotype
pirate
engross
reenact
relive
reprint
dupe
photograph
perform again
knock off
do again
more ❯
Verb
▲
To engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation
recreate
disport
play
sport
dally
frolic
rollick
skylark
toy
challenge
contest
participate
rival
vie
engage in
take on
take part
be on a team
caper
romp
gambol
cavort
frisk
lark
have fun
fiddle
revel
jump
carouse
amuse oneself
cut capers
entertain oneself
let go
let loose
lark around
make merry
fool around
disport oneself
enjoy oneself
lark about
kick up one's heels
divert oneself
wanton
trifle
rest
relax
divert
occupy oneself
rejoice
kid
fool
clown
doodle
jest
joke
fribble
putter around
amuse yourself
potter around
horse around
play around
go on a spree
hang about
mess about
fiddle around
cut up
goof around
monkey around
idle away
engage in games
play games
carry on
be life of party
enjoy yourself
have a good time
let your hair down
mess around
kick around
be at leisure
dance
prance
skip
leap
spring
trip
scamper
hop
bounce
capriole
bob
curvet
spree
riot
whoop it up
cut loose
raise hell
go on a tear
bound
jig
lope
lollop
step
hoof it
vault
sway
rock
spin
roister
whirl
roughhouse
hurdle
gallop
flit
bop
pogo
step it
cut the rug
foot it
cut a rug
galumph
caracole
swing
horseplay
cut
wiggle
twirl
kibitz around
bound about
gyrate
go places and do things
bound around
jump about
rollic
spring about
celebrate
spring around
jump around
lop
skitter
pirouette
hurtle
cut a caper
kid around
leap about
pounce
saltate
let off steam
make mischief
footle about
play tricks
fool about
monkey about
strut
go on the town
jive
boogie
swagger
indulge in horseplay
clown around
footle around
clown about
disco
stomp
mosh
groove
parade
sashay
waltz
run
trot
dash
jog
stalk
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