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What is another word for
contend
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To engage in a contest
Assert something as a position in an argument
Have a long, complicated dispute or argument
To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
To meet one's day-to-day needs
To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
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
Hold and state as one's opinion
(
with object
)
To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
Maintain, sustain
To analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information
To drive danger or attack away from
Copy the actions of
To engage in activity for amusement
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Verb
▲
To engage in a 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 one's 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
take on
attack
feud
scrap
come to blows
scrimmage
duel
tilt
jockey
spar
joust
counter
quarrel
exchange blows
do battle
conflict
assault
argue
tangle
rassle
have a dust-up
row
have a punch-up
buck
campaign
altercate
tackle
go up against
play off
be in conflict
match
box
roughhouse
repel
pit
clash with
skirmish with
come to grips
have a set-to
crusade
vie with
bicker
compete against
compete with
rush
work
hasten
romp
defy
square off
tourney
essay
come into conflict
make war
scrabble
have a fight
go to war
scramble
engage in hostilities
try
struggle against
strive against
play
collide
cuff
rough-house
grapple with
strike
get to grips
traverse
go for the gold
bear arms
contend with
make haste
enter the lists
campaign against
break a lance
hassle
bump heads
put up a fight
mix it up
take the field
set to
face-off
quibble
break
overthrow
disagree
agitate
grate
fret
gall
trade punches
slug
mount an attack
have a row
press
speak
lobby
trade blows
contend against
duke it out
manhandle
sweat
be rivals
be against
exert
strain
grunt
endeavor
US
fight a duel
go out
be in the running
raise Cain
bang heads
endeavour
UK
meet head-on
match yourself against
take part
take part in a race
start fighting
go for each other
raise fists
slug it out
maneuver
US
show
manoeuvre
UK
event
steeplechase
juggle
go for the jugular
try to put out
try to extinguish
put in opposition
set against
set as rivals
show jump
bid
attempt
bandy
fence
argue against
question
object to
quarrel with
clamber
climb
argue with
brave
assail
pit oneself against
fight over
swarm
speak against
do battle with
fight with
put up an argument
stand up and be countecatd against
stand up to
oppose action
put up a fight against
set your face against
make a stand against
take issue with
spare no effort
take a stand against
fly in the face of
cope with
try to beat
participate in
match strength
pit yourself against
pitch oneself against
seek prize
match wits
run for
stoush
swedge
assault each other
set upon
launch
battle with
begin battle with
be at each other's throats
hit each other
punch each other
lock antlers
scrimmage with
protect
rowdy
war against
attack each other
engage in conflict
in the hunt
deal
crawl
struggle for
knuckle with
try to win
defend
lay a finger on
challenge for
compete for
gang up on
battle for
contend for
vie for
put up dukes
rumpus
try for
break with
tussle for
fight for
lay out
put on gloves
cross
sock
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
taste battle
spar with
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
scuttle
stampede
trek
dash
scale
move
bag
rap
nail
close
grab
snare
snatch
nobble
nab
hook
catch
trap
collar
seize
get
cop
corral
net
capture
glom
land
snag
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
go up against in contest
take all comers
carry on war
race with
race against
fight like Kilkenny cats
wage war on
snap up
clutch
take
hug
handle
fasten
take up the gauntlet
shoot
bombard
move with difficulty
move quickly
look alive
come to close quarters with
give battle to
join battle with
address yourself to
be at war
take up arms
engage in combat
take the field against
march against
fight like cat and dog
conduct a war
carry on hostilities
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
▲
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
blast
charge
cross
debate
defend
dictate
dispute
enjoin
justify
mix
prescribe
report
rip
say
tell
urge
vindicate
zap
come at
go at
have at
jump on
lace into
lay into
light into
set to
take on
gang up on
let have it
lock horns with
mix it up
put up argument
stick it to
fly in face of
have bone to pick
sock it to one
proclaim
asseverate
attest
swear
vow
certify
guarantee
testify
uphold
advance
announce
advocate
support
cite
predicate
suggest
adduce
vouch
lay down
press
submit
verify
postulate
propound
establish
stress
move
put forward
depose
represent
emphasize
US
opine
acknowledge
confirm
emphasise
UK
back
imply
admit
swear up and down
put forth
witness
prove
make out
propose
posit
pretend
offer
present
say so
pledge
repeat
make a case
substantiate
confess
convey
bear witness
corroborate
assure
endorse
sponsor
okay
challenge
swear on bible
rubber-stamp
swear to
answer for
stand up for
reassert
reaffirm
indicate
explain
promise
be emphatic
volunteer
asservate
venture
express
stipulate
sustain
give evidence
own
champion
vouch for
validate
recognize
US
press for
allow
recognise
UK
bear out
insist on
give an undertaking
bring forward
cross heart
own up
syllogize
espouse
discuss
thrash out
go over
explore
hash out
put
advise
avert
cosign
draw conclusions
accuse
intimate
hint
impute
insinuate
broadcast
recount
recite
lay
reiterate
be responsible for
attest to
bear testimony
act as a witness
get behind
give an affidavit
sign for
concede
grant
base
rumor
US
underwrite
undertake
rumour
UK
put about that
take
secure
ensure
cross one's heart
ground
rest
enforce
request
receive
collect
guaranty
solicit
found
testify to
respond
voice
hit
privilege
delegate
insure
notify
utter
set
cinch
ice
clinch
encourage
take a stand
hang
build
lay claim to
hit up
stake out
disclose
stand by
back up
use as an excuse
cop a plea
plea bargain
answer charges
use as excuse
inform
pass
allegate
render
lay down the law
nail down
have a lock on
put on ice
lock up
pop the question
pick up
hold out for
bolster
take an oath
give grounds for
stand behind
have dibs on something
premise
speak out
mouth off
pop off
soapbox
croon
stump
constate
sing
agree
spout
spiel
shoot one's wad
shoot off one's mouth
be dependent
center
US
centre
UK
give testimony
push for
insist upon
talk big
open up
act as if
get on soapbox
blow hot air
get off chest
stick up for
come out
authenticate
ratify
demonstrate
seem
evidence
extenuate
signify
appear
mean
expostulate
excuse
question
import
impersonate
intend
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
lay claim
betoken
denote
personate
remonstrate
pose as
be ostensibly
set oneself up
be apparently
appeal
masquerade as
pass for
set oneself up as
be disguised as
allege that one is
prevail upon
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
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
▲
Have a long, complicated dispute or argument
wrangle
argue
row
quarrel
fight
squabble
bicker
brawl
scrap
disagree
altercate
dispute
battle
debate
spar
clash
fall out
feud
grapple
war
argufy
bandy words
brabble
controvert
hassle
have words
jar
quibble
spat
tiff
tilt
wrestle
be at odds
cross swords
have a disagreement
have an altercation
have a row
lock horns
threap
have a fight
tangle
be at loggerheads
chop logic
come to blows
bump heads
take on
have at it
pick a bone
fight like cat and dog
go at it hammer and tongs
put up a fight
differ
challenge
conflict
contest
dissent
oppose
have a dispute
fail to agree
be at variance
discept
have a tiff
do battle
lock antlers
engage in conflict
have a misunderstanding
skirmish
disaccord
discord
object
have a dust-up
have a barney
have a scrap
take exception
set to
have a spat
be at sixes and sevens
take issue
fence
vary
bump
struggle
carp
cavil
disapprove
charge
caterwaul
collide
embroil
complain
strive
divide
discuss
nonconcur
break with
find fault
object to
demur
have it out
get tough with
mix it up
face
duel
bandy
agitate
take up arms
be at daggers drawn
go at it
protest against
be at daggers with
wage war
argy-bargy
be in dispute
be in opposition
canvas
moot
canvass
confront
mess
contradict
gainsay
hash over
hash out
talk over
palter
zap
haggle
butt heads
to fight
thrash out
have an argument
jump on one's case
exchange views
bat around or back and forth
toss around
kick around
mess with
cut and thrust
square up
come up against
come into conflict
become involved
rip into each other
jump on
let have it
take issue with
contradict each other
go for the jugular
lay into
scuffle
tussle
encounter
light into
fratch
scrape
dig
have shouting match
tongue-lash
jaw
scold
berate
ream
nastily argue
pick at
trade zingers
bawl out
cause a scene
call on the carpet
sass
rehash
pettifog
hammer away
knock around
talk back
face down
face off
verbally fight
pick an argument
sock it to
stick it to
get in one's face
go one on one
put up a struggle
have at each other
jump on each other
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
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
knock yourself out
lean over backwards
rupture yourself
try for
bear down
dig away
do all you can
do one's best
do one's utmost
do your best
do your damnedest
do your utmost
make an all-out effort
shoot for
take on
bend over backward
break one's neck
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
plod
grub
plug
tug
hump
grind
work hard
plug away
slog away
move heaven and earth
work like a Trojan
put oneself out
graft
work like a dog
kill oneself
sweat blood
knuckle down
set out
push oneself
have a crack
be at pains
make a great effort
buckle down
keep at it
persevere
go for the doctor
slave away
have a go
beaver
have a shot
have a shot at
grind away
bullock
work day and night
apply
have a stab
take it on oneself
take pains
plod away
make a run at
battle
hammer away
keep your head down
pour it on
keep your nose to the grindstone
work your fingers to the bone
persist
grub away
give it a burl
break your back
give it a fly
trudge
drive oneself
devote
exert
break sweat
pursue
try as hard as one can
make a supreme effort
show dedication
study hard
be industrious
show commitment
be diligent
be assiduous
embark on
try out
hammer
give
address
go hard
give one's all
go hammer and tongs
buckle to
have a bash
have a swing at
commit oneself
devote oneself
bid
plough away
push yourself
cultivate
tend
dig
skivvy
make an attempt
soldier on
trail
take a stab at
muck
schlepp
go ham
make effort
carry on
go for
bend
direct
give best shot
get stuck in
give old college try
plough through
use some elbow grease
keep one's nose to the grindstone
work oneself to the bone
take care
take great pains
move mountains
suffer
bang on
overwork oneself
put yourself out
work very hard
search
test
make an attempt at
scratch
entreat
purpose
give it one's best shot
determine
empty the tank
give your all
go all-out
take special pains
head-down
break one's back
keep one's head down
try one's hardest
put one's back into it
have one's nose to grindstone
go the whole nine yards
graft away
endure
have at it
back
campaign
withstand
aspire to
drive at
grovel
commit
work at
put to the test
take a whack at
keep going
press on
make a special effort
toll
dedicate
stand up to
work fingers to bone
work your guts out
be servile
pound
perform
peg
put up a fight against
go to war
crash
complain
lumber
falter
stall
stagger
malfunction
old college try
work hard to
have a whack
give something a whirl
overwork
concentrate
acquit yourself
drive for
go out of the way
grapple
set
lift a finger
make a bid
go after
vie for
sweat away
trample
hike
drag
pitch in
work one's socks off
dig in
work one's guts out
grind out
put one's back into something
work one's fingers to the bone
plod along
keep nose to grindstone
back to the salt mines
front up
chip away at
make a pass at
take a crack at
seize up
drag yourself
burn the candle at both ends
play up
study
go all out for
turn
throw
peg away at
apply yourself to
plug along
peg along
attack
experiment
try very hard
drive oneself to the limit
pull out all stops
put one's back in it
put one's shoulder to the wheel
hit the ball
give all one's got
work like a slave
fix
settle
strain every nerve
push oneself to the limit
solicit
set one's sights
be after
have designs
have in view
be attentive
pay attention
give a fling
give a whirl
try your hand at
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
take the bit between your teeth
make a bid for
try to get
make a pitch for
try to obtain
make a move
more ❯
Verb
▲
To meet one's day-to-day needs
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 for oneself
weather the storm
make it out alive
keep the wolf from the door
shift
do
make do
succeed
make ends meet
scrape along
prosper
progress
proceed
go
flourish
thrive
exist
advance
scrimp
fare all right
scrape a living
do well enough
eke out a living
barely have enough to live on
scarcely have enough to live on
do all right
be all right
make shift
scrape through
hack it
stagger
pace
come
march
forge
come along
go along
deal with the situation
go off
rub on
fend
improvise
depart
develop
break even
manage without help
manage without assistance
manage by oneself
pay your bills
bloom
blossom
score
achieve
accomplish
come to grips with
bite the bullet
accept
resolve
face up to
take care of oneself
progress with
do with
make the best of a bad job
hearten
steel
encourage
inspire
persevere
inspirit
embolden
scratch a living
scarcely manage to live
barely manage to live
contrive
scratch out a living
manage to live with difficulty
buoy up
withstand
buck up
cheer up
chirk up
muddle
cut it
happen
crack it
come to terms with
pass
prove
hold out
hie
hold up
journey
soldier on
perform
pan out
make headway
turn out
grin and bear it
stay alive
depend
be
breathe
continue
last
support oneself
feed
hang on
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
keep your head above water
just make it
stick it out
keep body and soul together
eke out an existence
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
conflict
clash
contradict
contrast
differ
disagree
collide
contravene
counter
disaccord
discord
oppose
vary
diverge
jar
strive
argue
interfere
mismatch
be at odds
be at variance
be discordant
be dissimilar
be incompatible
be in conflict
be incongruous
be inconsistent
be in opposition
come into conflict
not match
disharmonize
differ from
diverge from
not go
scream at
be unlike
deviate
depart
be different
be distinct
dissent
run counter to
divaricate
not be alike
be distinguishable
be contrary
be variable
run counter
go against
be diverse
stand out
not go with
be a foil to
set off
stick out like a sore thumb
nonconcur
not conform
fluctuate
change
counter each other
digress
diversify
belie each
run counter to each
go against each other
stand apart
show contrast
sing a different tune
fly in the face each other
not look like
be distinguished
lack resemblance
bear no resemblance
depart from each other
deviate from each other
differ in opinion
be of a different opinion
have a different opinion
separate
not accord
be divided
be in contention
not correspond
fail to agree
divide
be of a different mind
not see eye to eye
not agree
be in dispute
fall out
dissent from
break with
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 yourself with
set to work on
look after
plunge into
see to
set about
set to
take on
take up
wade into
apply oneself to
apply yourself to
buckle down to
start in on
take care of
get cracking on
get started on
get stuck into
get weaving on
devote yourself 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
get down to
devote oneself to
get to grips with
address oneself to
field
negotiate
turn to
try
approach
settle down to
become involved in
go for
throw oneself into
treat
manipulate
attempt
begin
take in hand
accept
go at
pitch into
go about
come to grips with
wade in
plug away at
knuckle down to
make a run at
turn one's hand to
launch into
tear into
grapple
settle
begin to tackle
shoulder
bear
assume
grasp
meet
take responsibility for
maneuver
US
essay
pursue
be responsible for
take over
commit to
take on oneself
enter on
commence
enter upon
embrace
start
play
hack
swing
fix
administer to
control
fall into
agree to
set about with
avow
focus
adopt
turn
dig
attend
manoeuvre
UK
concentrate
turn your hand to
get to work at
try to cope with
peg away at
take a shot at
start on
apply oneself
take measures about
have a go
busy oneself with
go for it
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 a whirl
give a try
give something a whirl
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
sort out
come to terms with
master
wield
withstand
deploy
face up to
manage with
get by with
carry out
make out with
make do with
take charge of
take something in hand
content
do
answer
operate
influence
use
employ
utilize
US
discipline
counsel
respond to
serve
resist
make do
get by
navigate
drive
pilot
guide
exercise
steer
dispense
move
ply
weather
react to
utilise
UK
learn to live with
exploit
dominate
command
endure
overcome
tussle with
struggle with
brave
wrestle with
get through
surmount
act toward
reply to
speak in response to
pit oneself against
put up with
swallow
stomach
beat
behave toward
get a handle on
stand up to
get over
get the better of
bite the bullet
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
put oneself up 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
lay out
press for
quote
cite
encourage
give
prescribe
instance
specify
identify
put
exhort
tip
put in two cents
plug
put on to something
give a tip
tip off
steer
offer a suggestion
tout
point out
allege
raise
designate
illustrate
prove
show
assign
make reference to
refer to
call attention to
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
understand
speculate
divine
hold
esteem
presuppose
glean
have a hunch
daresay
sense
dare say
postulate
be inclined to think
come to the conclusion
have a sneaking suspicion
trust
think it likely
take for granted
hazard a guess
be given to understand
regard
calculate
suspicion
take
have sneaking suspicion
think likely
take as read
draw the inference
take it as given
anticipate
perceive
foresee
adjudge
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
visualize
US
construe
dare-say
premise
work out
see
get the idea
visualise
UK
gage
US
gauge
UK
come to the conclusion that
be of the opinion that
have a funny feeling
credit
envisage
envision
reckon on
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
count upon
fathom
fear
evaluate
take a shot
count on
get
place
dream up
bank on
forefeel
dream
regret
build on
take it as read
venture a guess
risk assuming
find
fall for
take something read
theorize that
think it likely that
postulate that
have an idea that
take something as given
take something for granted
brainstorm
spark
admit
look upon
compass
be wary
accuse
think it probable
be suspicious
smell a rat
think probable
have doubt
wonder
disbelieve
have doubts
point the finger at
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
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
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
see coming
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
buy
take as gospel truth
lap up
count
set store by
rule
subscribe to the opinion
take the view
swear
entertain the idea
bet bottom dollar
lay money on
set down
aver
cross one's heart
take stock in
swear up and down
swear by
adjudicate
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
formulate
render
publish
put
give
couch
ventilate
raise
frame
expound
set forth
give expression to
describe
clothe
chime in
circulate
chant
give out
give vent to
intonate
say aloud
reply
drone
read aloud
broach
comment
disseminate
submit
point out
discuss
spread
hint
interject
chronicle
lay open
cantillate
table
portray
enumerate
chart
let out
emit
inform
exhibit
delineate
observe
display
rap
croon
add
enlighten
brief
acquaint
import
designate
break silence
answer
bespeak
put over
connote
insinuate
moot
get over
fill in
clue in
propound
read out
testify to
talk of
avow
debate
give an account of
wise up
chip in
interpret
put in words
go into
let in on
herald
give forth
pour out
blazon
interpose
bring into the open
make out
breathe
converse
chat
accent
own up
acknowledge
come clean
blurt out
own
parrot
chin
ejaculate
chime
go
sing
set
make
mime
phonate
pose
posit
preach
bespout
daven
give words to
respond
take the wraps off
give voice
flap
moan
warble
groan
canary
yodel
comment on
set out
pitch
set down
elucidate
paraphrase
burst out with
say insincerely
annunciate
return
serve
open one's mouth
advance
give rundown
be specific about
give blow-by-blow
spell
intend
pass on
throw in
put in two cents
weigh in
contribute
say for form's sake
blare
advocate
look
trumpet
repeat from memory
restate
asservate
inflect
hand down
bring in
yell
reassert
allegate
roar
reaffirm
hum
cant
give a recitation
say out loud
read out loud
have a say
rejoin
blabber
belt out
list
stand for
burst out
give utterance
give expression
speak out
bring forward
attest to
give testimony
shout from the rooftops
lay down
bear witness
sound off
itemize
US
add up to
say parrot-fashion
speak coherently
speak clearly
post
wire
let know
write
notify
radio
cable
give notice of
tip off
cue
send word
give notice
telephone
pass out
teach
debrief
recapitulate
perform
numerate
particularize
US
depict
particularise
UK
dramatize
US
enlarge
count
number
rattle off
picture
dramatise
UK
expatiate
enact
itemise
UK
discourse
run through
tick off
charge
apprise
unmask
unbosom
advise
familiarize
US
uncover
uncloak
bare
show
unveil
unfold
interview
compose
dictate
transmit
signify
spin
represent
paint
retail
level
sketch
gossip
familiarise
UK
verse
clear
weave
give a report
give an account
speak publicly
give verbal account
hold forth
do your party piece
account for
interrupt
catch up
intervene
leave word
call upon
open up
let slip
tell on
keep posted
put before
give facts
draft correspondence
give account
prepare draft
break the news
let on about
spit it out
chunter
grunt
intrude
notice
reflect
give evidence of
extend
prolong
protract
nasalize
maffle
butt in
cut in
interrupt with
parenthesize
break in
see
regard
perceive
be evidence of
ramble
grumble
speak indistinctly
gabble
whine
talk to oneself
slur
stammer
babble
garble
whimper
speak sotto voce
say to oneself
swallow
stutter
rumble
maunder
espy
discern
descry
spot
spy
witness
distinguish
eye
slang
view
mark
sight
catch
behold
speak slowly
say slowly
pronounce slowly
drag out
animadvert
heed
crack
pick up on
look at
pass comment
take notice
mouth off
take note
commentate
wisecrack
more ❯
Verb
▲
Maintain, sustain
keep up
balance
compete
continue
emulate
maintain
match
pace
persevere
preserve
rival
sustain
vie
carry on
go on
hold on
keep pace
keep step
run with
survive
persist
keep on
live
last out
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
gainsay
disallow
disown
negative
cancel
reply to
burn down
silence
top
convict
break
abnegate
evert
cancel out
burn
expose
parry
dispose of
overthrow
defy
denounce
confront
call out
impeach
demur against
inquire
US
litigate
fight against
rally against
take exception to
disapprove of
demur about
enquire
UK
come to blows with
be a dissenter from
face down
battle
rebel against
remonstrate
test
resist
throw down
face off
impugn
stand up to
tackle
call in question
fly in the face of
oppugn
accost
combat
investigate
fight
undermine
feud with
dissent from
interrogate
rival
block
check
prevent
hinder
obstruct
thwart
take on
protest
be anti
contend with
be hostile to
go against
struggle against
speak out against
strive against
put up a fight against
be in opposition to
be in defiance of
impede
stop
inhibit
halt
restrain
frustrate
stem
curb
reluct
refuse
countervail
counteract
stonewall
dissent with
baulk at
kick against
lock horns with
take up arms against
refuse to accept
withstand
be against
counterattack
bar
attack
face
dislike
cross
repel
buck
take
gainstay
argue with
assail
assault
disapprove
reverse
dissent
neutralise
UK
bombard
quarrel with
withstay
encounter
neutralize
US
disagree
taunt
not countenance
search out
speak against
frown at
take issue
stand up and be counted against
turn the tables
take a stand
run counter to
set your face against
more ❯
Verb
▲
To drive danger or attack away from
defend
guard
protect
safeguard
screen
secure
preserve
shield
cover
fortify
shelter
garrison
uphold
barricade
bulwark
fence
fend
forfend
harbor
US
harbour
UK
keep
support
ward
fight for
avert
battle
cherish
conserve
entrench
espouse
fight
foster
hedge
hold
house
insure
keep from harm
mine
nourish
oppose
panoply
prevent
resist
retain
save
war
watch
withstand
give sanctuary
look after
watch over
beat off
care for
fend off
guard against
provide sanctuary
repel danger
stave off
stick up for
take in
ward off
be the defender of
hold at bay
keep safe
take up cudgels for
be on the side of
take care of
block
mind
maintain
tend
attend
obstruct
blockade
stonewall
escort
chaperon
shepherd
stop
convoy
conduct
chaperone
afford protection to
cover up
accompany
shut in
bar
oversee
shotgun
shade
assure
insulate
cushion
inoculate
stand up for
block off
squire
see
companion
company
hide
halt
close off
wall off
wrap
usher
arrest
intercept
keep an eye on
conceal
give refuge
thwart
foil
impede
deter
police
patrol
occupy
man
strengthen
repulse
guide
supervise
curb
check
restrain
overlook
deny access
superintend
repel
fight off
ensure
sustain
champion
stand guard over
ride shotgun for
ride shotgun
haven
hold back
enclose
direct
pilot
cover all bases
preside over
attend to
shut off
close up
bear
provide protection for
make invulnerable
control
go to bat for
be in charge of
relieve
give asylum to
provide refuge
give shelter to
give sanctuary to
provide a refuge for
justify
salvage
reclaim
retrieve
rescue
avoid
cease
limit
seal
mount
picket
roof
chamber
make safe
flank
rule
sentinel
surround
supply with troops
give shelter
give cover
be responsible for
have charge of
mount guard on
stand guard on
cover up for
bring
consort
make immune
cut off
manage
discourage
forestall
pre-empt
cover for
provide safety
keep guard on
stand guard
run
handle
administrate
persevere with
minister to
lead
take under one's wing
make sound
make impregnable
head off
keep off
baulk
UK
hold off
govern
keep a lookout over
operate
save from harm
take under wing
regulate
steward
dodge
parry
deflect
divert
take someone under your wing
till
nanny
mother
nursemaid
partner
take
steer
bolt
lock
see to
keep tabs on
escape
duck
defend oneself against
evade
monitor
latch
fasten
route
carry
show
drag
date
fence in
turn aside
skirt round
balk
US
hold someone's hand
consort with
tuck
seal up
cosset
swathe
cup
enfold
lock up
baby-sit
observe
lookout
put a stop to
keep at bay
love
nurture
invest
crown
dress
cap
worship
coddle
comfort
canopy
clothe
paper over
reinforce
hood
overcast
see after
keep under surveillance
cultivate
embrace
enshrine
honor
US
indulge
superpose
superimpose
keep in view
honour
UK
pet
encourage
put something on top of
bottle up
get back at
defend yourself
retaliate
contain
suppress
push back
reply
fight back
repress
counter
put up a fight
riposte
place under cover
place something over
dote on
be devoted to
babysit
childmind
nurse
take charge of
sit with
store
reserve
stash
stow
keep intact
keep back
bottle
put aside
put away
set aside
withhold
stash away
secrete
tend to
keep from
overwatch
provide for
rear
raise
herd
administer to
keep in good condition
keep in repair
sit
guarantee
child mind
indemnify
warrant
underwrite
take care
perpetuate
prolong
cinch
ice
guaranty
chain
give heed to
mind the store
look out for
deadlock
be attentive of
look over
ride herd on
hoard
squirrel
stockpile
register
snib
deadbolt
anchor
padlock
sneck
skimp
scrimp
economize on
trammel
use sparingly
mothball
be frugal with
use economically
close
store up
be careful with
manage thriftily
budget
put by
sock away
save for a rainy day
dam
go easy on
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wall
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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
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challenge
compete
contend with
ditto
do
model oneself on
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
reflect
simulate
parrot
repeat
replicate
duplicate
resemble
impersonate
clone
mock
parody
represent
be similar to
take off
reduplicate
render
caricature
monkey
approach
touch
take as a pattern
pattern oneself after
act like
bear a resemblance to
do an impression of
hold a candle to
portray
style oneself on
satirize
US
be like
counterfeit
depict
embody
epitomize
US
personify
be consistent with
smack of
adopt the style of
model after
have earmarks of
be the very picture of
look like
compare with
typify
epitomise
UK
travesty
ridicule
satirise
UK
correspond to
remind one of
symbolise
UK
symbolize
US
correspond
bear resemblance to
have signs of
look a lot like
keep up with
be comparable to
come up to
send up
keep pace with
bear comparison with
compare
be on a level with
be in the same class as
match up to
affect
bring to mind
coincide with
come near
show
make a replica
rip off
pattern oneself on
reiterate
image
take as a role model
signify
exemplify
glass
double
illustrate
burlesque
spoof
stand the test
measure up
stand the pace
lampoon
recall
suggest
evoke
inherit
conjure up
favour
UK
enact
act
perform
play
sham
fake
pantomime
make fun of
personate
call up
favor
US
recreate
do an impersonation of
make believe
correlate
take
be the spitting image of
put one in mind of
be a chip off the old block
have the look of
cause one to remember
make one think of
equate
relate
remake
redo
draw inspiration
link
reconstruct
standardise
UK
vie
connect
nudge
standardize
US
farce
express
buffoon
clown
model
restamp
reawaken
recount
stereotype
reenact
dupe
photograph
perform again
Xerox
type
carbon
manifold
revive
pirate
engross
reprint
Photostat
relive
be not a million miles from
equal roughly
approximate to
be not unlike
be as good as
be not dissimilar to
bear comparison
distinguish between
stack up with
bring near
be nearly as good as
show correspondence
put alongside
incarnate
phoney
UK
phony
US
oppose
borrow
be influenced
be inspired
follow example
knock off
do again
partake
near
meet
tie
contest
amount
be impacted
be driven
do a take-off
behave like
measure up to
be comparable with
be guided
be impressed
be motivated
scramble for
go for
go after
be sparked
be dictated
be affected
take leaf out of book
jockey for position
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be a match for
seek to displace
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To engage in activity for amusement
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
frisk
cavort
lark
have fun
fiddle
amuse oneself
revel
skip
jump
entertain oneself
carouse
cut capers
enjoy oneself
divert oneself
lark around
disport oneself
lark about
let go
let loose
make merry
fool around
wanton
trifle
rest
relax
divert
occupy oneself
rejoice
kid
fool
clown
doodle
jest
joke
fribble
tease
putter around
amuse yourself
potter around
horse around
play around
go on a spree
hang about
mess about
kick up heels
fiddle around
cut up
entertain yourself
goof around
monkey around
idle away
engage in games
let one's hair down
occupy yourself
play games
carry on
be life of party
enjoy yourself
have a good time
mess around
kick around
be at leisure
dance
prance
leap
spring
trip
scamper
hop
bounce
capriole
bob
curvet
spree
riot
kick up your heels
whoop it up
cut loose
raise hell
kick up one's heels
go on a tear
fool about
play tricks
monkey about
clown around
indulge in horseplay
kid around
act the goat
muck about
muck around
bound about
roister
spring around
jump around
bound around
jump about
rollic
spring about
celebrate
leap about
play about
act foolishly
let off steam
play the fool
act the clown
go on the town
play the giddy goat
act crazy
bug out
play for laughs
engage in high jinks
play the goat
horse about
be silly
act the fool
make mischief
footle about
footle around
clown about
fanny about
fanny around
play up
act the giddy goat
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