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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
To have a long, complicated dispute or argument
To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
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)
To have or hold as an opinion or belief
(
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
To deal with (something), usually effectively
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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
engage
brawl
attack
take on
feud
come to blows
jockey
scrap
scrimmage
spar
duel
do battle
counter
have a dust-up
joust
tilt
quarrel
conflict
exchange blows
assault
have a punch-up
campaign
vie with
go up against
scramble
defy
bicker
tangle
play off
lock antlers
match
roughhouse
pit
be in conflict
clash with
engage in conflict
skirmish with
disagree
altercate
have a set-to
crusade
compete with
compete against
tackle
square off
repel
box
tourney
make war
have a fight
argue
go to war
engage in hostilities
buck
come into conflict
row
struggle against
strive against
rassle
be at loggerheads
be at odds
have a dispute
play
collide
cuff
grapple with
fight for
be at each other's throats
contend with
go for the gold
rough-house
campaign against
bear arms
have a scrap
have a barney
bump heads
put up a fight
mix it up
enter the lists
stand up to
take the field
break a lance
fly in the face of
face-off
romp
slug
be in the running
mount an attack
have a row
defend
break
trade punches
sweat
be rivals
raise Cain
contend against
duke it out
manhandle
agitate
fight a duel
go out
tilt with
match yourself against
rivalize
press
work
speak
lobby
trade blows
maneuver
US
show
manoeuvre
UK
event
steeplechase
juggle
take part
take part in a race
start fighting
go for each other
slug it out
raise your fists
go for the jugular
brave
seek to displace
show jump
meet head-on
come to grips
try to put out
try to extinguish
bid
attempt
bandy
essay
try
fence
butt heads
to fight
bandy words
chop logic
put in opposition
set against
set as rivals
be against
pit oneself against
argue against
question
object to
quarrel with
cope with
try to beat
participate in
match strength
pitch oneself against
seek prize
match wits
run for
content against
go one on one with
be opposed to
face off against
go toe to toe with
go eyeball to eyeball with
be pitted against
argue with
cut and thrust
fight against
come to blows with
face down
rebel against
feud with
rally against
dissent from
be in the hunt
assail
speak against
stoush
swedge
assault each other
do battle with
fight with
put up an argument
oppose action
put up a fight against
set your face against
stand up and be counted against
make a stand against
take issue with
spare no effort
take a stand against
hit each other
punch each other
scrimmage with
protect
rowdy
traverse
war against
attack each other
set upon
launch
battle with
begin battle with
strike
go up against in contest
taste battle
spar with
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
go the knuckle
exchange blows with
brush with
ply weapons
flare up
light into
bandy with
lay into
take up arms against
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
take all comers
carry on war
race with
race against
fight like Kilkenny cats
wage war on
take up the gauntlet
come to close quarters with
shoot
bombard
give battle to
join battle with
be at war
take up arms
engage in combat
hassle
take the field against
march against
fight like cat and dog
set to
conduct a war
carry on hostilities
fight over
struggle for
challenge for
compete for
battle for
contend for
vie for
try for
tussle for
try to win
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
asseverate
attest
swear
guarantee
announce
vow
suggest
certify
testify
advance
lay down
adduce
uphold
advocate
cite
imply
predicate
support
submit
postulate
propound
press
depose
move
put forward
acknowledge
vouch
indicate
present
confirm
stress
defend
emphasize
US
pretend
opine
represent
emphasise
UK
admit
back
make out
establish
posit
verify
pledge
confess
put forth
endorse
propose
swear up and down
offer
challenge
intimate
repeat
insinuate
reassert
reaffirm
signify
assure
corroborate
substantiate
witness
stipulate
volunteer
be emphatic
make a case
venture
express
own
prove
convey
vouch for
sponsor
say so
validate
cross heart
press for
own up
vindicate
bear out
swear on bible
swear to
insist on
answer for
bear witness
stand up for
espouse
syllogize
advise
put
connote
reiterate
publish
broadcast
lay claim to
draw conclusions
make a claim to
set forth
enforce
request
promise
recognize
US
voice
ensure
underwrite
undertake
expostulate
notify
utter
use as an excuse
concede
allow
grant
recognise
UK
testify to
explain
question
guaranty
insure
disclose
inform
asservate
pass
allegate
render
secure
champion
sustain
remonstrate
mouth off
pop off
speak out
shoot one's wad
say confidently
shoot off one's mouth
appeal
delegate
bolster
bring forward
stand by
back up
prevail upon
give testimony
stand behind
make a case for
take an oath
give grounds for
give reasons for
push for
insist upon
stick up for
discuss
debate
dispute
explore
authenticate
ratify
justify
seem
appear
mean
thrash out
go over
hash out
hint
okay
demonstrate
import
impersonate
intend
avert
cosign
recount
evidence
extenuate
attest to
lay claim
betoken
denote
personate
rubber-stamp
give evidence
soapbox
stump
constate
sing
spout
spiel
excuse
pose as
be ostensibly
set oneself up
be apparently
be responsible for
bear testimony
act as a witness
get behind
give an affidavit
sign for
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
masquerade as
pass for
set oneself up as
be disguised as
allege that one is
declare publicly
acknowledge publicly
talk big
open up
come out
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
act as if
get on soapbox
get off your chest
blow hot air
make a public declaration of
indemnify
give an undertaking
show
cinch
ice
covenant
plight
bind oneself
give an assurance
give proof of
cover
engage
contract
commit
seal
document
legitimize
US
check
accredit
commit oneself
give substance to
legitimise
UK
swear an oath
give one's word
give your word
show to be true
approve
agree
manifest
reassure
register
ascertain
countersign
evince
speak for
accede
settle
swear on the Bible
give assurances
provide evidence of
argue for
make a deposition
make excuses for
give a pledge
give an explanation for
account for
be proof of
give a justification for
witness to
demonstrate the truth of
state under oath
make evident
show beyond doubt
give an apologia for
qualify
buttress
bargain
wager
bespeak
ground
authorize
US
give assurance of
show the truth of
stake
sanction
provide
authorise
UK
reveal
effect
prove to be genuine
concur
bind
assent
be liable for
go bail for
assert under oath
stand bail for
invoke
be evidence of
mount
give facts
token
set out
arrange
obligate
subscribe
determine
sign
swear to the fact
provide insurance for
plight oneself
adjure
nail down
sew up
set the seal on
clinch
consent to
initial
O.K.
enter into an agreement
make secure
give security to
agree to pay
lock on
lock up
make safe
live up to
give an undertaking to
give word of honor
give your word of honour
make a commitment
undertake solemnly
swear under oath
find
agree to
fix
result
develop
convince
throw your weight behind
depose to
make sure of
submit proof
show once and for all
have a case
add up
submit evidence
show clearly
establish evidence
produce evidence
produce proof
suss out
hold up
double-check
make certain of
give weight to
give force to
pin down
solemnly promise
pledge oneself
promise under oath
make an affidavit
swear blind
give witness
swear to God
swear by
legalize
US
legitimatize
US
legalise
UK
legitimatise
UK
clear
safeguard
palliate
exonerate
hedge
exculpate
show just cause for
provide a rationale for
show to be reasonable
speak in favor of
make good on
be answerable for
prove to be reasonable
make allowances
show cause
exculpate oneself
mitigate
resolve
give a rationale for
throw light upon
acquit oneself
shed light on
give a reason for
exonerate oneself
explain away
give an excuse for
clear up
attribute
give an alibi for
throw light on
answer to
vindicate oneself
clear the air about
absolve yourself
say in defense
speak on behalf of
cover for
prove a case
give the rationale behind
speak in support of
apologize 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
▲
To have a long, complicated dispute or argument
wrangle
argue
quarrel
dispute
squabble
bicker
scrap
row
altercate
fight
disagree
spat
clash
quibble
argufy
controvert
hassle
tiff
battle
jar
brabble
feud
war
debate
tangle
threap
lock horns
fall out
be at odds
have words
bandy words
be at loggerheads
have a row
chop logic
have a fight
have a disagreement
bump heads
have at it
pick a bone
have an altercation
go at it hammer and tongs
cross swords
brawl
spar
differ
oppose
be at variance
contest
dissent
conflict
fail to agree
disaccord
discord
discept
have a tiff
take on
fight like cat and dog
have a misunderstanding
skirmish
collide
object
take exception
set to
have a spat
be at sixes and sevens
take issue
be in opposition
fence
vary
bump
struggle
carp
cavil
disapprove
charge
caterwaul
embroil
complain
strive
divide
break with
find fault
object to
have it out
get tough with
mix it up
nonconcur
demur
duel
take up arms
be at daggers drawn
be at daggers with
wage war
be at each other's throats
go at it
protest against
argy-bargy
be in dispute
face
discuss
confront
mess
contradict
gainsay
challenge
bandy
agitate
canvas
moot
canvass
palter
zap
haggle
mess with
hash over
hash out
talk over
thrash out
have an argument
jump on one's case
bat back and forth
exchange views
toss around
bat around
kick around
square up
come up against
come into conflict
become involved
have a dispute
rip into each other
jump on
let someone have it
take issue with
contradict each other
go for the jugular
lay into
contrast
mismatch
disharmonize
interfere
not match
be incongruous
be in conflict
scream at
not go
differ from
be discordant
diverge from
be incompatible
be inconsistent
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
strive
attempt
try
aim
aspire
endeavour
UK
struggle
endeavor
US
labour
UK
seek
toil
undertake
essay
venture
work
strain
assay
compete
labor
US
drive
fight
push
hustle
jockey
scramble
travail
drudge
moil
offer
plough
UK
plow
US
scrabble
slave
slog
sweat
tackle
apply oneself
exert oneself
exert yourself
make an effort
try hard
bust a gut
make every effort
peg away
spare no effort
bang away
beaver away
bend over backwards
break your neck
do all one can
fall over backwards
go all out
go for it
have a go at
jump through hoops
knock oneself out
lean over backwards
rupture yourself
try for
bear down
dig away
do all you can
do one's best
do your best
do your damnedest
do your utmost
make an all-out effort
shoot for
take on
have a crack at
have a stab at
leave no stone unturned
give it a whirl
give it your all
give it your best shot
go for broke
pull out all the stops
go the limit
go for the jugular
dig deep
dig deeper
plod
grind
grub
plug
tug
hump
work hard
plug away
slog away
move heaven and earth
work like a Trojan
graft
put yourself out
kill oneself
work like a dog
sweat blood
have a crack
knuckle down
have a go
keep at it
set out
have a stab
have a shot
be at pains
work your fingers to the bone
keep your nose to the grindstone
slave away
make a great effort
push oneself
make a run at
have a shot at
persevere
beaver
go for the doctor
give your all
pour it on
bullock
break one's back
grind away
buckle down
keep your head down
hammer away
plod away
work day and night
give something a whirl
apply
trudge
battle
have a swing at
grub away
take it on oneself
take pains
persist
make effort
make a supreme effort
give it a burl
give best shot
give it a fly
take a stab at
go for
take a crack at
work oneself to the bone
do one's darnedest
try as hard as one can
put one's back into something
pursue
exert
hammer
lumber
stagger
overwork
grapple
purpose
schlepp
try one's hardest
put one's back into it
bid
show dedication
study hard
be industrious
show commitment
be diligent
be assiduous
push yourself
plough away
dig
buckle to
skivvy
soldier on
make an attempt
muck
devote yourself
commit oneself
embark on
try out
carry on
give old college try
get stuck in
drive oneself
make a pass at
have a bash
plough through
old college try
use some elbow grease
work hard to
give something one's best shot
work one's socks off
go ham
give something a go
sweat away
work your guts out
go hard
break sweat
plug along
give something one's all
bust chops
give something a try
peg along
work at
burn the candle at both ends
work like a slave
give all one's got
go hammer and tongs
drag oneself
take care
take great pains
bang on
vie
suffer
have one's nose to grindstone
search
entreat
make a stab at
graft away
toll
putter
cultivate
tend
scrutinize
US
endure
devote
campaign
withstand
tax
overwork oneself
commit
give
aspire to
work very hard
oppress
overtax
punish
overexert
acquit oneself
trail
move mountains
grovel
dedicate
peg
go all out for
stand up to
scrutinise
UK
have a whack
do one's durnedest
flog
pitch in
dig in
grind out
plod along
pound
perform
try very hard
drive oneself to the limit
put up a fight against
go to war
drive for
address
concentrate
work fingers to bone
be servile
work one's nuts off
lift a finger
make a bid
go after
vie for
strain every nerve
push oneself to the limit
bend
direct
front up
chip away at
take a shot at
attack
experiment
head-down
keep nose to grindstone
go back to the salt mines
make a special effort
go out of the way
take special pains
try your best
study
keep going
press on
go all-out for
solicit
put to the test
take a whack at
have at it
make an attempt at
pull out all stops
put one's back in it
put one's shoulder to the wheel
hit the ball
work one's butt off
peg away at
apply oneself to
give a fling
empty the tank
go the whole nine yards
go all-out
try my best
do your best to
try one's hand at
do level best
give it a try
give it a go
take best shot
take a run at
shoot the works
set one's sights
be after
have designs
have in view
take the bit between your teeth
be attentive
pay attention
give something the old college try
give it all one has
dive in
try to get
try to obtain
make a bid for
make a play for
make a pitch for
make a move
get your head down
apply yourself
wade
footslog
drudge away
get down to it
fight your way
trawl
soldier
keep at
belly up to the bar
get your act together
roll up one's sleeves
shape up
pull up one's socks
persevere with
toil away
persist with
work away
keep on
stick with it
trek
stumble
kill oneself with
keep on with
chip away
plough on with
soldier on with
stick at
work one's socks off on
not cease
clump
flounder
bumble
blunder
tramp
traipse
put in effort
put effort
plow away
put effort into something
proceed laboriously
put in work
trog
yomp
schlep
battle one's way
move with difficulty
clamber
limp
sputter
make one's way with difficulty
shinny
plug away at
wheel
toil away at
proceed with difficulty
work through
work one's way
roll
roll along
trundle
rattle
overstrain
overextend
overload
overtask
overdrive
work too hard
overtax oneself
overdo it
bite off more than you can chew
wear oneself to a shadow
overload oneself
run yourself into the ground
drive oneself too hard
push oneself too hard
overtax one's strength
strain yourself
overtire yourself
overstrain yourself
drive oneself into the ground
work oneself into the ground
work one's tail off
wear yourself out
overburden oneself
burn out
do too much
work like a horse
burn the midnight oil
drive oneself too far
practice presenteeism
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
do
shift
make do
make ends meet
scrape along
go
fare all right
be all right
hack it
exist
deal with the situation
do well enough
scrape a living
persevere
eke out a living
succeed
barely have enough to live on
scarcely have enough to live on
do all right
progress
proceed
scrimp
cut it
make shift
come along
hang on
handle it
scrape through
rub on
improvise
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
pay your bills
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
prosper
stand tall
maintain one's position
acquit yourself well
give a good account of yourself
keep one's position
flourish
thrive
score
achieve
grin and bear it
do with
stay alive
depend
be
breathe
continue
last
support oneself
feed
sustain
move
living
sustain yourself
make the grade
rely for nourishment
keep going
barely exist
hang tough
hang in
ride out
remain alive
make both ends meet
stick with it
just make it
stick it out
keep body and soul together
eke out an existence
animate
rally
invigorate
US
stimulate
motivate
rouse
stir
envigorate
UK
enliven
cheer
strengthen
energize
US
exhilarate
boost
energise
UK
reassure
spur
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
fire
incentivise
UK
nerve
brace
lift
prepare
gird
bolster
elevate
reinforce
perk up
give courage
boost moral
ginger up
raise spirits
revive
make brave
liven up
improve
make braver
give confidence
lift the morale of
support
give pep talk
psyche up
cause
influence
persuade
jack up
poise
gear up
get ready
ready
psych
wind up
gear oneself up
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
accept
turn to
approach
try
settle down to
go for
become involved in
throw yourself into
turn one's hand to
assume
shoulder
bear
treat
manipulate
meet
embrace
attempt
take responsibility for
take in hand
tear into
be responsible for
take over
commit to
take on oneself
enter on
enter upon
go at
pitch into
go about
wade in
plug away at
knuckle down to
make a run at
come to grips with
start on
give something a whirl
launch into
settle
turn one's attention to
begin to tackle
get involved in
grapple
strive against
struggle against
get to grips
come to grips
grasp
commence
start
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
play
hack
swing
essay
pursue
fix
administer to
control
fall into
agree to
set about with
avow
get going on
get underway
make a start on
focus
turn
dig
attend
concentrate
take part in
take upon oneself
venture on
participate in
go in for
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
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
take upon yourself
give attention to
do
serve
carry
square up
endeavour to do
set in motion
venture into
support
endeavor to do
put in motion
sustain
endeavour
UK
endeavor
US
take somebody or something in hand
come to terms with
wrestle
absorb
uphold
turn your attention to
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
agree to do
don
discipline
counsel
influence
master
adopt
acquire
look in the eye
face up to
speak in response to
answer
make arrangements for
organise
UK
react to
reply to
orchestrate
organize
US
respond to
take responsibility
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
raise
pitch
put
query
question
extend
declare
ask about
throw up
expound
air
get the answer to
seek the answer to
express
exhort
exhibit
allege
impart
cite
prescribe
mount
plug
deliver
expose
offer as a suggestion
serve
throw out
throw spotlight on
puff
build up
lay forward
make a pitch for
make known
ballyhoo
aggrandize
exalt
put on the map
beat the drum for
hype
publish
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
▲
To have or hold as an opinion or belief
be of the opinion
believe
consider
estimate
guess
imagine
maintain
reckon
think
assume
be of the view
conjecture
fancy
feel
have a feeling
have the feeling
presume
suppose
suspect
take it
be convinced
conclude
deduce
expect
gather
put forward
reason
theorise
UK
theorize
US
allow
be of the conviction
hypothesise
UK
hypothesize
US
opine
ween
take as a hypothesis
judge
surmise
conceive
give opinion
pass judgment
express an opinion
figure
deem
infer
speculate
hold
presuppose
understand
esteem
glean
divine
daresay
have a hunch
postulate
dare say
sense
regard
have a sneaking suspicion
trust
be inclined to think
take
hazard a guess
come to the conclusion
be given to understand
think it likely
suspicion
have sneaking suspicion
take as read
anticipate
adjudge
posit
calculate
perceive
predicate
take for granted
think likely
ascertain
draw the inference
take it as given
view
be under the impression
have a suspicion
have a sneaking feeling
foresee
intuit
assess
have a foreboding
gage
US
construe
dare-say
work out
see
call
gauge
UK
guesstimate
be afraid
determine
accept
have a funny feeling
apprehend
venture
suggest
be of the opinion that
say
visualise
UK
visualize
US
interpret
grant
decide
premise
fear
go out on a limb
forecast
discern
form an opinion of
realise
UK
take a stab
approximate
realize
US
get the idea
rate
have an idea
fathom
evaluate
take a shot
get
place
dream up
regret
regard as likely
bargain for
plan on
take it as read
reckon on
have an idea that
count upon
find
fall for
think it probable
think probable
disbelieve
harbor suspicion
pretend
venture a guess
risk assuming
take something read
hypotheticate
take something as given
take something for granted
look upon
compass
comprehend
appreciate
pick
take a shot at
tumble to
savvy
recognize
US
prevision
grasp
latch on to
figure out
size up
cognize
suss
take a stab at
make a guess at
foreknow
cook up
twig
have a sneaking suspicion of
get the picture
hazard
recognise
UK
pick out
cotton on to
catch on to
discover
imply
forefeel
make an estimate of
predict
jump to a conclusion
resolve
solve
derive
extrapolate
syllogize
make out
ratiocinate
sum up
compute
draw conclusions
get the impression
appraise
count on
draw
bank on
foretell
feel in one's bones
hold that
consider it right
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
envisage
conceit
envision
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
dream
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
formulate
describe
publish
render
put
give
babble
couch
rap
ventilate
raise
frame
expound
prattle
give expression to
set forth
natter
prate
chat
jabber
gossip
converse
palaver
gabble
broach
chunter
clothe
circulate
give out
give vent to
twitter
cackle
witter
patter
rattle
waffle
chin
chaffer
visit
yatter
rabbit
reply
yap
chime in
say aloud
yabber
disseminate
submit
twattle
comment on
point out
run on
read aloud
chinwag
confabulate
discuss
spread
hint
go on and on
go on
give an account of
powwow
yackety-yak
jibber-jabber
tittle-tattle
engage in conversation
chew the fat
shoot the breeze
have a conversation
chitter-chatter
have a chinwag
phonate
chant
chronicle
lay open
blather
let out
comment
table
enumerate
chart
recapitulate
blether
schmooze
intonate
inform
chitchat
delineate
exhibit
give voice
display
shmooze
add
dictate
enlighten
brief
acquaint
break silence
kibitz
import
designate
particularize
US
kibbitz
drone
twaddle
particularise
UK
bespeak
clack
mag
put over
connote
insinuate
notify
get one's tongue round
rattle on
get over
moot
fill in
clue in
propound
testify to
talk of
interject
debate
slabber
wise up
interpose
claver
put in words
go into
let in on
herald
gabber
pour out
blazon
read out
weigh in
bring into the open
run off at the mouth
have a confab
talk nineteen to the dozen
give forth
chew the rag
shoot the bull
accent
breathe
ejaculate
own up
acknowledge
come clean
blurt out
own
chime
moan
groan
emit
parrot
set
give words to
make
open your mouth
gibber
respond
mime
answer
flap
pose
posit
preach
perform
bespout
cantillate
daven
say insincerely
chip in
take the wraps off
have your say
paraphrase
burst out with
set out
interpret
pitch
set down
elucidate
annunciate
observe
return
serve
say for form's sake
spell
intend
pass on
throw in
put in two cents
contribute
do
repeat from memory
give rundown
be specific about
give blow-by-blow
blare
advocate
look
trumpet
rejoin
blabber
restate
asservate
inflect
hand down
bring in
yell
reassert
allegate
roar
reaffirm
list
have a say
burst out
give a recitation
say out loud
read out loud
stand for
itemize
US
sound off
add up to
reflect
say parrot-fashion
make out
give utterance
give expression
speak out
attest to
give testimony
shout from the rooftops
lay down
bear witness
transmit
editorialize
US
do your party piece
speak coherently
speak clearly
allow
post
wire
let know
write
radio
cable
give notice of
tip off
cue
send word
give notice
telephone
pass out
teach
debrief
numerate
portray
give account
depict
number
rattle off
itemise
UK
run through
tick off
count down
charge
apprise
unmask
unbosom
advise
familiarize
US
uncover
uncloak
bare
show
unveil
unfold
animadvert
tattle
commentate
wisecrack
signify
spin
represent
paint
crack
editorialise
UK
retail
level
sketch
familiarise
UK
verse
clear
weave
give a report
give an account
give verbal account
hold forth
account for
grunt
speak of
touch on
pass comment
mouth off
refer to
say something about
rant
twiddle
catch up
maffle
leave word
call upon
open up
let slip
tell on
keep posted
put before
give facts
rabbit on
ramble
grumble
speak indistinctly
whine
talk to oneself
slur
stammer
garble
whimper
speak sotto voce
say to oneself
swallow
stutter
rumble
maunder
break the news
let on about
spit it out
give evidence of
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
refuse to accept
disagree
combat
fight
retract
rebuff
confound
falsify
resist
declare untrue
dissent from
belie
revoke
recant
make a nonsense of
give the lie to
confront
be at odds with
withsay
call in question
fly in the face of
have bone to pick
undermine
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
withspeak
counteract
buck
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 ❯
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To deal with (something), usually effectively
play
address
handle
manage
field
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
negotiate
hack
manipulate
swing
treat
take
contend with
cope with
grapple with
deal with
work
tackle
take care of
operate
use
control
employ
wield
utilize
US
see to
command
utilise
UK
drive
navigate
steer
take on
pilot
guide
ply
sort out
attend to
exercise
exploit
harness
apply oneself to
take in hand
get to grips with
engage
come to terms with
come to grips with
surmount
overcome
answer
man
be in charge of
make do
get by
get over
reply to
speak in response to
respond to
react to
run
deploy
apply
serve
set off
be in saddle
make go
dominate
act toward
get a handle on
take charge of
carry out
behave toward
give attention to
attack
confront
undertake
focus on
turn to
concentrate on
buckle down to
take up
engage in
embark on
devote oneself to
focus
settle down to
turn
dig
attend
try
get down to
concentrate
hammer away
get weaving on
peg away
try to deal with
turn one's hand to
become involved in
have at
have a stab at
plug away at
get cracking on
go for
direct attention to
knuckle down to
have a crack at
try to sort out
go at
have a go at
throw yourself into
get stuck into
pitch into
have a shot at
face
set about
address oneself to
dive into
pursue
busy oneself with
look after
set to work on
set to
wade into
approach
start in on
get started on
get to work on
go to work on
accept
get by with
get to work at
start on
try to cope with
take measures about
manage with
set your hand to
make do with
try to solve
make out with
go about
do
challenge
fight
settle
contest
influence
master
begin to tackle
turn one's attention to
occupy oneself with
plunge into
wrestle with
tussle with
discipline
counsel
attempt
begin
essay
withstand
resist
embark upon
work on
make a run at
peg away at
take a shot at
apply oneself
have a go
give something a try
give something a whirl
go for it
take the bit between your teeth
launch into
square off
bang away at
hammer away at
step up to the plate
take forward
try on for size
wade in
sink your teeth into
start the ball rolling
give something a go
square up
pit oneself against
cover
discuss
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
bite the bullet
face up to
more ❯
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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
repeat
simulate
represent
render
duplicate
act like
parrot
impersonate
reflect
portray
replicate
reduplicate
clone
reiterate
image
double
make a replica
take off
model
epitomize
US
personify
monkey
mock
embody
depict
typify
incarnate
parody
epitomise
UK
rip off
be inspired by
take as a role model
take as a pattern
follow in someone's steps
pattern oneself on
follow example
do a take-off
behave like
take leaf out of book
approach
touch
compare with
compare
keep up with
redo
match up to
hold a candle to
stand the test
measure up
keep pace with
stand the pace
be in the same class as
remake
recreate
reconstruct
restamp
revive
reawaken
recount
reenact
reprint
relive
perform again
do again
forge
pirate
counterfeit
plagiarize
US
Xerox
plagiarise
UK
photocopy
mimeo
dupe
steal
Photostat
manifold
lift
poach
bootleg
rip
crib
knock off
nick
scrape
borrow
pinch
thieve
infringe on
infringe the copyright of
pass off as your own
xerox
photostat
mimeograph
carbon
trace
fake
stat
make a facsimile of
make a copy of
carbon copy
transcribe
make a replica of
print
photograph
produce a copy of
make a Xerox of
repro
phony
US
multiply
dualize
rework
phoney
UK
run off
take a photocopy of
make a photocopy of
make a carbon copy of
make a carbon of
make twofold
make replica
make two of
do a takeoff
take off as
more ❯
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