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What is another word for
contend
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Contexts
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▲
To engage in a competition or contest
Assert something as a position in an argument
Give assurance
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
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 protect or shield from harm or danger
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 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
engage
wrangle
brawl
take on
attack
scrap
feud
come to blows
scrimmage
duel
tilt
jockey
spar
joust
counter
exchange blows
do battle
assault
tangle
quarrel
rassle
have a dust-up
have a punch-up
conflict
campaign
argue
altercate
tackle
go up against
play off
match
repel
box
roughhouse
be in conflict
pit
clash with
skirmish with
row
buck
come to grips
have a set-to
crusade
vie with
bicker
compete against
compete with
defy
work
romp
square off
tourney
essay
make war
have a fight
go to war
scramble
engage in hostilities
come into conflict
struggle against
strive against
play
collide
cuff
rough-house
grapple with
strike
get to grips
be at each other's throats
traverse
contend with
go for the gold
campaign against
bear arms
enter the lists
break a lance
hassle
bump heads
put up a fight
mix it up
take the field
set to
face-off
deal
quibble
break
overthrow
disagree
close
agitate
trade punches
slug
take
mount an attack
have a row
press
speak
lobby
raise Cain
trade blows
contend against
duke it out
manhandle
hasten
rush
sweat
be rivals
be against
exert
strain
grunt
endeavor
US
address yourself to
fight a duel
go out
be in the running
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
scrabble
try to put out
try to extinguish
put in opposition
set against
set as rivals
argue against
question
object to
quarrel with
show jump
make haste
bid
attempt
bandy
try
fence
argue with
brave
assail
pit oneself against
fight over
speak against
stoush
swedge
assault each other
do battle with
fight with
put up an argument
stand up to
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
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
hit each other
punch each other
lock antlers
scrimmage with
protect
rowdy
war against
attack each other
engage in conflict
set upon
launch
battle with
begin battle with
in the hunt
taste battle
spar with
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
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
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
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
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
attest
asseverate
swear
advance
announce
suggest
advocate
certify
vow
cite
guarantee
testify
uphold
adduce
lay down
press
support
submit
postulate
predicate
imply
propound
vouch
stress
move
put forward
depose
represent
emphasize
US
opine
acknowledge
emphasise
UK
establish
admit
verify
make out
propose
indicate
posit
pretend
offer
present
repeat
make a case
pledge
confirm
back
confess
endorse
convey
bear witness
challenge
swear on bible
swear up and down
intimate
reassert
reaffirm
signify
put forth
be emphatic
volunteer
promise
asservate
stipulate
venture
express
sustain
vouch for
give evidence
own
champion
witness
validate
prove
recognize
US
press for
bear out
allow
recognise
UK
insist on
bring forward
cross heart
own up
say so
syllogize
espouse
discuss
thrash out
go over
explore
hash out
put
connote
advise
draw conclusions
accuse
hint
impute
insinuate
broadcast
recount
recite
lay
reiterate
concede
grant
rumor
US
rumour
UK
put about that
take
cross one's heart
assure
enforce
request
receive
collect
ensure
underwrite
undertake
swear to
solicit
testify to
guaranty
insure
respond
voice
hit
secure
notify
utter
take a stand
lay claim to
hit up
stake out
disclose
use as an excuse
cop a plea
plea bargain
answer charges
use as excuse
inform
pass
allegate
render
lay down the law
delegate
sponsor
pop the question
pick up
hold out for
bolster
set
cinch
ice
rubber-stamp
clinch
okay
encourage
have dibs on something
stand by
back up
speak out
give an undertaking
nail down
have a lock on
put on ice
lock up
stand behind
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
push for
insist upon
talk big
open up
act as if
get on soapbox
stand up for
blow hot air
get off chest
stick up for
come out
substantiate
seem
authenticate
ratify
corroborate
appear
mean
import
impersonate
intend
expostulate
demonstrate
explain
question
lay claim
betoken
denote
personate
evidence
extenuate
pose as
be ostensibly
set oneself up
be apparently
remonstrate
excuse
masquerade as
pass for
set oneself up as
be disguised as
allege that one is
appeal
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
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
prevail upon
make a case for
give reasons for
divulge
air
communicate
publish
reveal
give out
make known
come out with
articulate
let on
expound
enunciate
disseminate
raise
ventilate
impart
vocalize
US
phrase
vent
verbalize
US
word
publicize
US
promulgate
formulate
sound
circulate
frame
speak
give away
couch
give
deliver
publicise
UK
verbalise
UK
vocalise
UK
make public
talk about
set forth
spell out
give voice to
accept
yield
acquiesce
specify
accede
talk
preach
sound out
enumerate
admit as true
give rundown
chime in
narrate
set out
rehearse
interpret
pitch
set down
elucidate
throw out
describe
enounce
be specific about
relate
bring out
give blow-by-blow
declare publicly
acknowledge publicly
make a public declaration of
affirm one's faith in
state one's faith in
affirm one's allegiance to
leak
table
betray
mention
annunciate
moot
broach
unveil
mouth
spread
blurt
release
babble
blare
herald
look
trumpet
advertise
designate
advertize
spill
unfold
mutter
inflect
intone
bespeak
blazon
intonate
modulate
yell
cry
shout
clothe
roar
expose
post
cough
blab
bare
vouchsafe
discover
let out
let drop
pass on
lay bare
let slip
blurt out
let fall
give utterance to
put into words
give utterance
put over
get over
give expression
point out
bring into the open
get across
attest to
talk of
pour out
put in words
go into
give expression to
shout from the rooftops
give vent to
put across
let the cat out of the bag
bring out into open
give the show away
let cat out of the bag
blow the lid off
break the news
come clean about
bring to public attention
put cards on table
go public with
dish the dirt
get out of system
take the lid off
give the low-down
bring to public notice
give the game away
go public on
let on about
blow the gaff
take the wraps off
bring out into the open
get off your chest
blow wide open
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
attest
state
aver
swear
avouch
claim
allege
promise
pledge
proclaim
pronounce
validate
insist
endorse
announce
acknowledge
depose
purport
protest
vouch for
bear witness
authenticate
bear out
argue
guaranty
back up
lay down
give testimony
reassert
reaffirm
insure
testify to
ensure
secure
bear witness to
admit
notify
confess
establish
show
repeat
give an undertaking
nail down
clinch
state on oath
make out
swear on bible
cinch
ice
cross heart
lock up
evince
submit
ratify
have a lock on
put on ice
encourage
set
sustain
vindicate
document
ascertain
demonstrate
second
reassure
give proof of
provide evidence of
give assurances
give an assurance
give a pledge
give one's word
underwrite
undertake
stipulate
defend
provide
give assurance of
give substance to
give credence to
show the truth of
speak for
effect
own
delegate
arrange
set out
stand by
stand bail for
be liable for
go bail for
assert under oath
stick up for
commit
contract
sew up
make safe
seal
lock on
set the seal on
buttress
stress
voice
express
hold
stand behind
utter
convey
move
soapbox
croon
recognise
UK
agree
recognize
US
spout
stump
constate
sing
allow
spiel
take an oath
give grounds for
opine
propound
disclose
cite
represent
tell
talk big
blow hot air
get off chest
own up
open up
come out
act as if
get on soapbox
inform
advance
asservate
pass
advocate
allegate
render
speak out
bring forward
put forward
depone
stand for
say under oath
be a witness
give evidence
make a deposition
more ❯
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
conflict
oppose
be at variance
challenge
contest
dissent
have a dispute
fail to agree
disaccord
discord
discept
have a tiff
do battle
lock antlers
engage in conflict
have a misunderstanding
skirmish
collide
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
be in opposition
fence
vary
bump
struggle
carp
cavil
disapprove
charge
caterwaul
embroil
complain
strive
divide
break with
find fault
object to
discuss
have it out
get tough with
mix it up
nonconcur
demur
face
duel
bandy
agitate
take up arms
be at daggers drawn
be at daggers with
wage war
canvas
moot
canvass
confront
mess
be at each other's throats
go at it
protest against
argy-bargy
be in dispute
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
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
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
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
grind
plug
tug
hump
work hard
plug away
slog away
move heaven and earth
work like a Trojan
graft
kill oneself
work like a dog
put oneself out
sweat blood
knuckle down
set out
slave away
have a crack
be at pains
make a great effort
push oneself
keep at it
buckle down
persevere
beaver
go for the doctor
have a go
have a shot
have a shot at
grind away
bullock
plod away
work day and night
apply
give one's all
have a stab
take it on oneself
grub away
take pains
make a run at
battle
hammer away
give it one's best shot
keep your head down
pour it on
keep your nose to the grindstone
work your fingers to the bone
persist
trudge
give it a burl
break your back
give it a fly
make effort
make a supreme effort
give best shot
give it one's all
work one's fingers to the bone
do one's damnedest
keep one's nose to the grindstone
do one's darnedest
try as hard as one can
put one's back into something
devote
pursue
exert
overwork
hammer
embark on
try out
grapple
give
address
have a bash
have a swing at
try one's hardest
put one's back into it
show dedication
study hard
be industrious
show commitment
be diligent
be assiduous
put yourself out
bid
plough away
push yourself
sweat away
buckle to
dig
skivvy
soldier on
plug along
peg along
commit oneself
devote oneself
make an attempt
muck
schlepp
take a stab at
go for
work like a slave
carry on
bend
direct
give old college try
get stuck in
give something one's all
drive oneself
plough through
use some elbow grease
bust one's chops
give your all
work one's socks off
go ham
go hard
break sweat
work oneself to the bone
give all one's got
go hammer and tongs
take care
take great pains
suffer
bang on
overwork oneself
work very hard
search
test
make an attempt at
purpose
entreat
break one's back
keep one's head down
have one's nose to grindstone
toll
determine
putter
graft away
cultivate
tend
endure
have at it
campaign
withstand
work at
tax
commit
aspire to
drive at
oppress
overtax
punish
overexert
put to the test
take a whack at
move mountains
go all out for
dedicate
stand up to
acquit yourself
give something a whirl
grovel
peg
flog
old college try
work hard to
do one's durnedest
try very hard
drive oneself to the limit
pound
perform
put up a fight against
go to war
concentrate
pitch in
dig in
work one's guts out
grind out
plod along
have a whack
strain every nerve
push oneself to the limit
work fingers to bone
work one's balls off
work your guts out
be servile
work one's nuts off
drive for
give something one's best shot
trample
hike
trail
drag
set
lift a finger
make a bid
go after
vie for
keep nose to grindstone
go back to the salt mines
study
front up
chip away at
make a pass at
take a crack at
go all-out for
work one's butt off
peg away at
apply yourself to
turn
throw
make a special effort
go out of the way
take special pains
try your best
pull out all stops
put one's back in it
put one's shoulder to the wheel
hit the ball
head-down
keep going
press on
fix
settle
empty the tank
go the whole nine yards
go all-out
attack
experiment
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
lumber
stagger
take a run at
shoot the works
take the bit between your teeth
give it all one has
dive in
make a bid for
try to get
make a pitch for
try to obtain
drag yourself
make a move
burn the candle at both ends
apply yourself
wade
footslog
drudge away
get down to it
get your head down
drag oneself
keep at
trawl
roll
roll along
rattle
wheel
persevere with
toil away
persist with
work away
stick with it
soldier
belly up to the bar
roll up one's sleeves
get one's act together
shape up
pull up one's socks
get one's head down
keep on with
chip away
plough on with
soldier on with
trek
keep on
stumble
kill oneself with
tramp
traipse
trundle
proceed laboriously
clump
flounder
bumble
blunder
stick at
work one's socks off on
not cease
trog
yomp
schlep
put in effort
put effort
plow away
put effort into something
put in work
move with difficulty
battle one's way
fight one's way
clamber
limp
sputter
plug away at
burden
make one's way with difficulty
shinny
toil away at
proceed with difficulty
work through
work one's way
fight your way
exhaust
tire
exploitation
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 one's head above water
stand on one's own two feet
paddle one's own canoe
shift
do
make do
make ends meet
scrape along
succeed
progress
prosper
exist
proceed
go
scrimp
fare all right
be all right
hack it
scrape a living
deal with the situation
do well enough
eke out a living
scarcely have enough to live on
barely have enough to live on
advance
do all right
scrape through
make shift
thrive
flourish
stagger
cut it
handle it
rub on
improvise
break even
develop
depart
pay your bills
score
achieve
accomplish
deal with it
do with
make the best of a bad job
hearten
inspire
steel
encourage
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
chirk up
withstand
buck up
cheer up
pace
come
muddle
happen
march
go along
forge
come along
crack it
manage without help
take care of oneself
make it on one's own
manage without assistance
cope on one's own
manage by oneself
go off
endure it
bear it
pass
prove
hold up
journey
perform
hold out
hie
soldier on
hold one's own
stand it
pan out
tolerate it
thole it
abide it
contend with
put up with it
make a go of it
be doing with it
stick it
stand firm
make headway
keep one's position
stand tall
maintain one's position
stand one's ground
turn out
grin and bear it
accept
fight
combat
scuffle
clash
engage
tackle
stay alive
close
rassle
brawl
encounter
depend
be
breathe
continue
last
cope with
come to grips with
resolve
bite the bullet
come to terms with
face up to
support oneself
feed
strive
living
hang on
sustain
move
take
sustain yourself
make the grade
rely for nourishment
take on
hang tough
hang in
ride out
remain alive
make both ends meet
keep going
barely exist
stick with it
keep your head above water
just make it
stick it out
eke out an existence
keep body and soul together
address yourself to
come to grips
get 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 someone's spirits
make brave
liven up
make braver
give confidence
lift the morale of
support
give pep talk
psyche up
prevail
grit teeth
reinforce
make up one's mind
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
keep up
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
boost someone's morale
raise the morale of
spirit someone up
give hope to
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 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
direct one's attention to
get down to
devote oneself to
get to grips with
address oneself to
field
negotiate
turn to
approach
try
settle down to
go for
become involved in
throw oneself into
turn one's hand to
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
launch into
tear into
grapple
settle
turn one's attention to
begin to tackle
shoulder
bear
assume
grasp
meet
take responsibility for
essay
pursue
be responsible for
take over
commit to
take on oneself
enter on
commence
enter upon
embrace
start
maneuver
US
fix
administer to
control
fall into
agree to
set about with
avow
play
hack
swing
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
set one's hand to
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
focus
adopt
turn
dig
attend
manoeuvre
UK
concentrate
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
face up to
sustain
sort out
endure
withstand
brave
take
come to terms with
swallow
stomach
take upon yourself
take charge of
weather
defy
put up with
suffer
dare
risk
tolerate
carry
support
endeavor
US
resist
cross
endeavour
UK
court
get by with
beard
stand
venture
carry out
outbrave
venture into
outface
face off
make out with
stand up to
go up against
bite the bullet
manage with
brazen
make do with
fly in face of
be confronted by
breast
do
agree to do
absorb
uphold
don
reckon with
acquire
learn to live with
resolve
take responsibility
cope
orchestrate
organize
US
make arrangements for
organise
UK
give one's attention to
undergo
stick out
sit through
resign oneself to
go through
brazen out
live out
prevail against
brace oneself for
stand up against
grin and bear
square off against
ride out
be patient with
subject oneself to
brave out
meet head on
bear the brunt of
live through
stand fast
outdare
fly in the face of
sit and take it
gain control of
take control of
assume responsibility of
come to power over
take responsibility of
take the reins of
take up the baton for
overcome
tussle with
struggle with
wrestle with
get through
surmount
master
encounter
beat
get the better of
get over
battle
experience
oppose
countenance
eyeball
affront
be drawn against
meet head-on
make a stand
allow
take the bull by the horns
brace for
submit to
abide
come up against
brook
accost
bit the bullet
play against
contract
endeavour to do
set in motion
answer for
initiate
have a hand in
go into
commit yourself
commit oneself
try out
address oneself
have a try at
hazard
take the plunge
endeavor to do
volunteer oneself to
move into
put in motion
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
float
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
▲
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
visualise
UK
visualize
US
construe
dare-say
premise
work out
see
get the idea
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
babble
prattle
rap
render
jabber
gabble
natter
gossip
prate
publish
chat
converse
put
give
couch
witter
describe
ventilate
chunter
raise
frame
expound
set forth
give expression to
run on
visit
chitter-chatter
jibber-jabber
tittle-tattle
yap
chin
palaver
cackle
go on
chaffer
rabbit
patter
rattle
twitter
powwow
gabber
chinwag
blather
yackety-yak
waffle
confabulate
engage in conversation
have a conversation
broach
have a confab
clothe
chew the rag
chant
chew the fat
circulate
shoot the bull
have a chinwag
shoot the breeze
discuss
give out
give vent to
slabber
intonate
yabber
yatter
schmooze
say aloud
kibbitz
mag
shmooze
kibitz
twaddle
clack
claver
twattle
blether
drivel
reply
chime in
read aloud
talk nineteen to the dozen
drone
disseminate
submit
chitchat
comment on
point out
spread
hint
phonate
chronicle
lay open
perform
cantillate
table
portray
enumerate
chart
let out
emit
inform
gibber
bumble
sputter
drool
delineate
exhibit
give voice
display
croon
add
enlighten
brief
acquaint
break silence
import
designate
comment
answer
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
avow
debate
give an account of
wise up
interpret
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
parrot
breathe
accent
sing
bespout
daven
own up
acknowledge
come clean
blurt out
own
ejaculate
chime
go
burble
set
make
respond
mime
flap
do
repeat from memory
pose
posit
preach
give words to
say insincerely
chip in
open one's mouth
have one's say
take the wraps off
moan
warble
groan
canary
yodel
set out
pitch
set down
elucidate
annunciate
paraphrase
burst out with
have a chat
have a tete-a-tete
observe
return
serve
say for form's sake
spell
intend
hum
cant
advance
pass on
throw in
put in two cents
contribute
give rundown
be specific about
give blow-by-blow
blare
advocate
look
trumpet
rejoin
blabber
asservate
inflect
restate
say parrot-fashion
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
belt out
list
add up to
make 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
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
recapitulate
numerate
depict
particularize
US
reflect
allow
editorialize
US
charge
apprise
unmask
unbosom
advise
familiarize
US
uncover
uncloak
bare
show
unveil
unfold
particularise
UK
dramatize
US
enlarge
count
number
rattle off
picture
dramatise
UK
expatiate
enact
itemise
UK
discourse
run through
tick off
interview
compose
dictate
transmit
signify
spin
represent
paint
tattle
grunt
retail
level
sketch
familiarise
UK
verse
clear
weave
rabbit on
give a report
give an account
speak publicly
give verbal account
hold forth
do your party piece
account for
crack
speak of
editorialise
UK
animadvert
touch on
pass comment
mouth off
commentate
pass comment on
refer to
wisecrack
say something about
rant
twiddle
maffle
catch up
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
break the news
let on about
spit it out
draft correspondence
give account
prepare draft
go on and on
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
betray
leak
discover
let on
instruct
share
release
lay bare
bring to light
hip
catalogue
UK
spill the beans
squeal
catalog
US
let the cat out of the bag
blow the lid off
let drop
name
go public with
cough
blow wide open
vouchsafe
transfer
illustrate
conduct
transfuse
demonstrate
document
define
clue
spill the beans about
warn
characterize
US
train
drill
squeal about
explicate
characterise
UK
concede
prime
snitch
illuminate
educate
flash
blow the gaff
swap opinions
trade
make aware
bring out into the open
give the game away
imply
take the lid off
put in the picture
let the cat out of the bag about
give the lowdown
out
lay out
coach
update
prepare
spring
provide details
compare notes
exchange information
recap
manifest
confide
blaze
open
get off your chest
placard
unearth
spill your guts about
identify
run down
put out
drop
come out
edify
instance
give details
decipher
fess up
cough up
come clean about
tell all about
grant
demystify
allude to
give a rundown of
tell of
blow the gaff on
unravel
simplify
clear up
run by
untangle
get through
unriddle
point to
make plain
break down
go into detail
evoke
track
issue
explain to
unburden
school
send
produce
make familiar
tabulate
let fall
give details of
make conversant
resolve
elaborate
put about
counsel
habituate
accustom to
insist
hand on
break a story
carry
give the word
give the facts
instruct in
teach in
educate in
tweet
inform of
advise of
unwrap
hold
guide
initiate into
school in
indoctrinate in
nail
debunk
undress
conjure up
bear
squeak
reference
preconize
grass
go public on
show up
keep up to date
get up to date
bring up
give information to
adduce
tell all
stool
dish the dirt
evidence
construe
fink
warrant
give the low-down
notice
fill in on
clue in on
gen up on
unclothe
blast
dispatch
noise abroad
confirm
specialise
UK
turn in
purvey
diagram
come out of the closet
give the gen about
get together
give the low-down on
specialize
US
put on to
blazon abroad
mix
speak up
make familiar with
analyse
UK
analyze
US
decode
justify
let cat out of the bag
rat on
make reference to
tip one's hand
keep up to speed with
put in the picture about
advert to
give the details of
split on
get down to brass tacks
blow the whistle on
put in plain English
run over
touch upon
forward
make obvious
mail
sign
email
grass on
throw light on
flesh out
spill your guts
trust
entrust
record
trace
follow
fill-in
alert
blow
register
monitor
echo
unload
rehash
style
term
give up
descant
voice-over
tell about
cover
feed
let somebody in on
slip
bewray
turn round
ring up
trickle
transpire
tell the story of
say again
play back
sketch out
log
unfurl
overshare
apprive
disburden
solve
run with
buzz
go public
venture
certify
run by again
open up on
adumbrate
propagate
proliferate
diffuse
let hair down
blow the whistle
blow something wide open
mean
dime
sell
write up
unburden oneself
stipulate
infer
get out
graph
vow
guarantee
move
witness
promote
distribute
hazard
unload on
spill to
crack to
bring word
communicate information
bring word on
give the skinny on
give information
tell a story
give a report of
figure out
dope out
spill all
confide in
depose
let it all hang out
give a description of
paint in words
inventory
run past
circumstantiate
epitomize
US
embellish
expose information
fink on
volunteer
validate
give a account of
continue
propagandize
US
bring into view
tip
wise to
split
tell tales
inform on somebody
open your heart
lay it on
share a confidence
bend an ear
lay the gaff
breathe a word of
epitomise
UK
individuate
individualize
US
individualise
UK
give the latest
keep informed
bring up-to-date
betoken
paint a word picture of
annotate
shed light
disentangle
defog
paint a picture
unscramble
make intelligible
express in words
spell it out
set the scene
put in plain words
give an explanation of
to make clear
erupt
flow
sum
figure
draw up
fly speck
quote chapter and verse
report on
sweat details
agree
reproduce
provide details of
give details on
extract
matter
hold up to view
disperse
propagandise
UK
check off
peddle
supply
provide
furnish
introduce
accede
accept
give the facts on
crack wide open
mark
invoke
recognize
US
throw light upon
draw a map of
explain in simple terms
fill someone in
run off
count noses
keep tabs
advert
realize
US
assent
issue a statement about
call
drum
symbolize
US
illustrate with
exemplify
lay
give as an example
draw attention to
excerpt
appeal to
remember
give as example
reminisce
take account of
appreciate
put round
make available
tutor
persist
make a clean breast of
yield
cop to
acquiesce
make a clean breast
realise
UK
go into details
recognise
UK
'fess up
concur
own up to
get something off one's chest
portend
practise
UK
let anyone know of
remark on
discipline
ground
spread around
change course
go about
alter course
come about
change direction
say further
continue to speak
state further
keep going
wink
be symptomatic of
be a sign of
amount to
be an indication of
be a symptom of
symbolise
UK
flag up
emerge
spout out
spew out
gush out
come
spurt out
accustom
pass the word
fill out
insert
write in
complete
write out
reiterate
review
carry on
run off at mouth
shout something from the rooftops
season
sling
lesson
direct
indoctrinate
upskill
put wise
bring up to date
find
prep
encounter
detect
make aware of
make known to
apprise of
prime on
ground in
disillusion
disabuse
habituate to
train in
coach in
inure
go on to say
groom
act
study
din
iterate
ready
bring up to speed
give details to
gush
settle
shop
brief as to
intro
give information about
go over
pilot
inculcate
initiate
engineer
brainwash
lecture
give lessons to
steer
lead
naturalize
US
condition
adapt
case
prime in
popularise
UK
adjust
popularize
US
use
introduce to
wont
naturalise
UK
explain the situation to
explain the circumstances to
spin a yarn
clue one in
reenact
experiment
test
hone
practice
US
explicitize
US
come across
let one's hair down
get off one's chest
open someone's eyes
describe the state of affairs to
clue up on
put wise to
rat
dish
familiar with
skilled in
conversant with
knowledgeable about
instructed in
proficient in
informed about
acquainted with
chance on
dig up
turn up
trot out
try out
give the show away
correct
disenchant
highlight
explicitise
UK
knock down
fix up
clue up about
din something into
drum into
break it to
give lessons
break in
give lessons in
put someone through their paces
lay it on the line
utter suddenly
come forth
stumble across
disinter
stumble on
extricate
hit on
find out
bring to public attention
bring to public notice
reveal all
get lowdown on
get lay of land
bring into common use
awaken to
bring into use
get to know
check out
get in
let down hair
get to know about
come to know
break the ice
become aware of
become adept in
get with it
gain friendship
let next to
make used to
gen up
work out
warm up
run lines
go through
dry run
tune up
do over
shed light on
clear the air
sort out
draw a picture of
straighten out
clear the air about
make simple
get something straight
make perfectly clear
ferret out
grub out
strip
nose out
root out
hunt out
dredge up
reason
reveal information
divulge information
clue up
learn one's part
hold a reading
bring out into open
put cards on table
get out of system
call out
cry out
strike
subject
tap
well informed about
tell the facts
abreast of
apprised of
give it up
at home with
take from the top
smoke out
undeceive
urge
have at
sock it to one
lace into
rip
have bone to pick
lock horns with
defend
gang up on
vindicate
let have it
prescribe
go at
take on
set to
put up argument
cross
lay into
zap
jump on
come at
stick it to
light into
dispute
fly in face of
enjoin
mix it up
give somebody the lowdown
supply with facts
spill the beans on
lift the lid
pull the plug on
hit upon
be honest with
plugged into
well up on
genned up on
au fait with
au courant with
in touch with
no stranger to
in the know about
up to date with
switched on to
clued in on
clued up on
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
bandy words concerning
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
disacknowledge
renounce
cross
retract
declare untrue
traverse
disagree
abjure
rebuff
disbelieve
abandon
reverse
explode
brush aside
revoke
forswear
withsay
doubt
counteract
recant
exclude
spurn
argue with
thumbs down
have bone to pick
go against
dismiss
annul
retort
respond
backtalk
deflect
naysay
withstand
counterclaim
call in
dare
withspeak
buck
differ
defend against
plead against
retaliate against
render null and void
confound
say the opposite of
take on
defend oneself against
eschew
refuse to accept
discuss
refuse
renig
welsh
renege
make a nonsense of
give up
weasel out of
go back on word
drop out
wash hands of
worm out of
disinherit
cast off
ditch
drop
forsake
cast aside
violate
discard
cut off
infringe
end relations with
send packing
breach
turn your back on
cut off without a penny
wash your hands of
refuse to acknowledge
refuse to recognize
divorce oneself from
have nothing more to do with
backpedal
nullify
transgress
disobey
fracture
offend
traduce
thwart
flout
infract
take back
hinder
curb
ban
begrudge
restrain
forgo
taboo
prevent
block
sacrifice
forbid
dislike
overstep
interfere with
disregard
interpose
encroach
intrude
trespass
conflict with
transgress against
offend against
interfere
speak against
frown at
frown on
think wrong
have a problem with
be against
not support
be in defiance of
be anti
not believe in
shake one's head
call on
enjoin from
keep back
not buy
hold back
fail to comply with
fail to observe
say no to
turn thumbs down
stand in the way
more ❯
Verb
▲
To protect or shield from harm or danger
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
maintain
obstruct
inoculate
blockade
ride shotgun
afford protection to
stop
shut in
mind
stonewall
tend
shade
assure
insulate
cushion
immunize
US
stand up for
hide
wrap
immunise
UK
cover up
conceal
halt
give refuge
impede
deter
arrest
bar
thwart
intercept
foil
police
occupy
patrol
oversee
strengthen
man
shotgun
restrain
overlook
deny access
ensure
champion
block off
haven
stand guard over
enclose
cover all bases
close off
wall off
preside over
attend to
repulse
curb
repel
check
shut off
close up
provide protection for
make invulnerable
control
go to bat for
be in charge of
relieve
give asylum to
safeguard from
shield from
provide refuge
fight off
give shelter to
give sanctuary to
provide a refuge for
protect from
hold back
salvage
reclaim
retrieve
sustain
justify
rescue
seal
picket
roof
chamber
make safe
surround
limit
rule
guide
supply with troops
give shelter
give cover
chaperon
make immune
cut off
guard in transit
be responsible for
have charge of
cover for
provide safety
keep guard on
sentinel
take under one's wing
make sound
make impregnable
persevere with
minister to
mount guard on
stand guard on
cover up for
keep a lookout over
stand guard
save from harm
take under wing
take someone under your wing
manage
supervise
run
handle
administrate
govern
operate
superintend
tuck
swathe
cup
enfold
regulate
direct
steward
invest
crown
dress
cap
forestall
till
conduct
canopy
clothe
paper over
reinforce
hood
overcast
dodge
deflect
divert
attend
see to
keep an eye on
keep tabs on
superpose
superimpose
discourage
escape
parry
baulk
UK
evade
put something on top of
duck
balk
US
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
head off
hold off
turn aside
shield against
keep off
put a stop to
safeguard against
secure against
protect against
defend oneself against
keep at arm's length
skirt round
keep at bay
pre-empt
bolt
lock
latch
fasten
fence in
seal up
lock up
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
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
mock
parody
clone
represent
be similar to
take off
caricature
reduplicate
render
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
reiterate
image
rip off
pattern oneself on
signify
exemplify
glass
double
illustrate
burlesque
take as a role model
spoof
stand the test
measure up
stand the pace
lampoon
recall
suggest
follow in someone's steps
evoke
inherit
conjure up
favour
UK
favor
US
enact
act
perform
play
sham
fake
pantomime
make fun of
personate
call up
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
be in the same category as
be a match for
seek to displace
put on
quote
recite
reecho
act out
say again
restate
pretend
feign
regurgitate
assume
chant
masquerade as
pose as
instantiate
characterize
US
incorporate
misrepresent
exaggerate
body
emblematize
body forth
be the embodiment of
stand for
give human form to
playact
put on an act
be the incarnation of
repeat mechanically
repeat mindlessly
trot out
give human shape to
characterise
UK
pass oneself off as
pretend to be
be representative of
repeat back
say
recapitulate
recap
rehearse
reaffirm
reprise
reel off
pass yourself off as
pass off
purport to be
represent oneself as
profess to be
double as
assume character
act a part
take the part of
dress as
play a role
iterate
ingeminate
manifest
forge
falsify
second
redouble
externalize
US
materialize
US
substantiate
personalize
US
play a part
do likewise
do an impression
try to be like
re-echo
encapsulate
exteriorize
contain
objectify
hominify
personalise
UK
materialise
UK
personize
live as
bring alive
externalise
UK
give a human face
make human
paint
draw
sketch
profess
dissemble
bluff
picture
distort
pervert
deride
disparage
jest
sheikh
UK
jeer
sheik
US
roast
joke
twist
limn
fabricate
delineate
laugh at
give the appearance of
invent
pass for
disguise
lie
pose
deceive
equivocate
concoct
lift
feature
prevaricate
cheat
go through the motions of
gloss over
create
steal
mock up
crib
fence
present
take the mickey
do a takeoff of
poke fun at
take the piss out of
figure
character
paint a picture of
put in words
set out
paint in words
draw a picture of
paint a mental picture of
demonstrate
exhibit
stage
produce
betoken
mean
be symbolic of
be a symbol of
act in place of
buy for
serve as
factor
assume the role of
be a typical sample of
substitute for
equate with
substitute
play the part of
steward
appear as
act as
sell for
play the part
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
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
bound
jig
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celebrate
lope
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party
paint the town red
drink
binge
wassail
rave
eat
birl
make whoopee
have a party
kid around
step
and be merry
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have a fling
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paint the town
hoof it
vault
sway
rock
spin
whirl
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hurdle
feast
gallop
flit
gloat
roll
thrive
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crow
bask
savor
US
delight
wallow
savour
UK
indulge
bop
pogo
go on a binge
go on the town
push the boat out
run around
step out
step it
blow off steam
cut the rug
foot it
cut a rug
galumph
caracole
swing
horseplay
cut
wiggle
twirl
kibitz around
gyrate
go places and do things
bound about
hurtle
glory
take pride
go to town
exult
socialise
UK
take satisfaction
socialize
US
let your hair down
lop
skitter
pirouette
bound around
jump about
rollic
spring about
spring around
jump around
cut a caper
pounce
saltate
booze
jive
boogie
leap about
make mischief
footle about
play tricks
fool about
monkey about
strut
disco
stomp
mosh
groove
overindulge
binge-drink
let off steam
swagger
slam-dance
indulge in horseplay
clown around
footle around
clown about
parade
sashay
quaff
drink freely
imbibe
bevvy
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pub-crawl
get down
waltz
run
trot
dash
jog
stalk
muck around
fanny around
fanny about
muck about
play up
drink and make merry
shake one's booty
swank
bevy
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go boozing
sprint
act the goat
go on a pub crawl
showboat
peacock
bend the elbow
get drunk
raise Cain
go on a bender
canter
tread lightly
slide
run lightly
buck
mince
sweep
tread
flounce
act the giddy goat
go on the piss
go on the bevvy
raise the roof
show off
relish
enjoy
lap up
kick over the traces
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