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Verb
▲
To come to terms with
face
cope with
grapple with
resist
withstand
deal with
take on
pit oneself against
handle
tackle
address
manage
confront
negotiate
attend to
take care of
see to
undertake
attack
field
concentrate on
focus on
apply oneself to
get cracking on
get stuck into
face up to
take in hand
embark on
engage in
play
more ❯
“In fairness to both sides they had to contend with atrocious conditions with the playing surface waterlogged in several places.”
Verb
▲
To struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent
fight
oppose
resist
defy
combat
contest
dispute
withstand
challenge
confront
battle
buck
contend
counter
face
oppugn
repel
rival
argue against
controvert
object to
quarrel with
question
argue with
campaign against
strive against
struggle against
speak against
compete against
compete with
oppose action
take on
tangle with
fly in the face of
put up a fight against
set your face against
spare no effort
put up an argument
stand up and be countecatd against
take a stand against
stand up to
take issue with
make a stand against
disprove
disconfirm
disaffirm
repudiate
shoot down
discredit
debunk
invalidate
reject
disclaim
disavow
explode
disown
disallow
quash
counterbalance
cancel out
impugn
cancel
confound
prove false
prove wrong
annul
shoot down in flames
nullify
falsify
traverse
belie
overthrow
declare untrue
dissent from
break
blow sky-high
drive a coach and horses through
blow out of the water
give the lie to
fix
counterpoise
destroy
compensate for
demolish
wrangle
query
correct
wrestle
withsay
address
war
undermine
make up for
crush
silence
squelch
top
evert
agitate against
call into question
tear down
prove to be wrong
show to be wrong
prove to be false
show to be false
make a nonsense of
show up
get back at
declare to be untrue
protest against
take exception to
set against
hold back
give thumbs down to
balkUS
discuss
baulkUK
forswear
naysay
brush aside
counterclaim
overturn
defeat
denounce
compare
contrast
burn down
dispose of
reply to
burn
convict
abnegate
overwhelm
array
call out
set as rivals
put in opposition
defend against
plead against
retaliate against
annihilate
come back at
keep off
antagonizeUS
antagoniseUK
enquireUK
back-pedal
retract
eliminate
balance
end
demur about
be a dissenter from
test
impeach
inquireUS
litigate
throw down
investigate
demur against
feud with
rally against
remonstrate
interrogate
take back
remedy
ban
begrudge
exclude
disbelieve
forgo
taboo
doubt
revoke
recant
spurn
sacrifice
forbid
disacknowledge
resolve
equilibrize
obviate
counterweigh
balance out
even out
clash
work against
countercheck
right
reduce
stabilizeUS
rectify
lessen
stabiliseUK
redress
say no to
keep back
not buy
call on
enjoin from
turn thumbs down
stand in the way
withspeak
dare
differ
avert
try to put out
try to extinguish
put an end to
bring to an end to
cope with
say the opposite of
fight with
elude
rebuke
fence
turn aside
preclude
bypass
forestall
shirk
shun
anticipate
strike
set upon
launch
begin battle with
examine
moot
wrest with
scrap with
altercate
bandy
canvass
struggle
canvas
en garde
shield yourself from
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
pettifog
wage war on
conceal
contain
push back
reply
repress
beat off
control
bottle up
defend yourself
suppress
fight off
defend
riposte
jostle
jockey
race
strive
come to close quarters with
contend over
argue about
grapple
feud
give battle to
join battle with
pick a bone
dissent against
quibble over
quibble about
put up argument
differ with
hammer away at
wonder about
have an argument about
pick an argument with
argue the pros and cons of
scramble for
go for
sweat
go for broke
lock horns
wage war
go for the gold
be rivals
cross swords
play
push
jockey for position
match yourself against
go for the jugular
more ❯
Verb
▲
Copy the actions of
compete with
emulate
match
outdo
rival
vie with
imitate
mimic
copy
mirror
follow
echo
reproduce
approximate
mime
copycat
parallel
ape
equal
surpass
compete
do
rivalize
outvie
contend
ditto
challenge
model oneself on
model yourself on
do like
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
satirizeUS
be like
counterfeit
depict
embody
epitomizeUS
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
epitomiseUK
travesty
ridicule
satiriseUK
correspond to
remind one of
symboliseUK
symbolizeUS
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
favourUK
favorUS
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
standardiseUK
vie
connect
nudge
standardizeUS
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
phoneyUK
phonyUS
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
more ❯
Verb
▲
(of news or an event) To react to in a specified way
take
receive
react to
cope with
deal with
greet
handle
meet
respond to
accept
manage
grapple with
treat
acknowledge
act towards
come to terms with
engage with
react toward
regard
act toward
act with regard to
address
behave toward
behave towards
conduct oneself toward
conduct oneself towards
consider
interact with
view
negotiate
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be about
concern
deal with
cover
be about
discuss
examine
scrutiniseUK
scrutinizeUS
go into
tell of
analyseUK
review
address
relate to
report on
treat
analyzeUS
have to do with
study
affect
detail
document
explore
involve
be connected with
go over
pertain to
reference
refer to
talk about
be regarding
delve into
encompass
look into
tackle
touch on
be in connection with
deliberate on
expound on
give an account of
give a rundown of
give details of
give details on
give the facts on
investigate
look at
probe
provide details of
recount
appertain to
apply to
bear upon
be relevant to
bring up
canvas
comment on
comprise of
concern itself with
confer on
debate
depict
describe
dig into
embody
explain
have a bearing on
inform of
inquire about
regard
sift through
speak about
take on
talk through
consider
be concerned with
mention
include
entangle
survey
bear
interest
allude to
touch upon
enmesh
embroil
treat of
write about
have an impact on
is about
occasion
search
open up
point to
observe
research
speak to
identify
note
be germane to
determine
comprise
contain
speak of
bring in
incorporate
subsume
embrace
comprehend
handle
provide for
approach
critique
consult
interpret
fit
suit
connect
allude
attend to
take account of
reason
counsel
be fitting
be germane
be relevant
be pertinent
be appropriate
powwow
talk of
take up
criticizeUS
parley
confab
criticiseUK
arrange
enlarge upon
advise on
discourse on
weigh
talk over
confer
confabulate
deliberate
be apt
be apposite
be applicable
be significant
be valid
be of importance to
be the business of
be important to
be of interest to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To feel about or regard something
like
feel about
regard
consider
view
handle
look at
relate to
see
think about
acknowledge
address
come to terms with
contemplate
cope with
deal with
grapple with
look upon
manage
treat
envisage
get by with
manage with
mull over
observe
ponder
reason
reflect on
scrutiniseUK
scrutinizeUS
see to
think of
chew over
connect with
muse on
note
notice
recogniseUK
recognizeUS
refer to
ruminate on
think through
touch on
work
take care of
take into consideration
weigh up
Verb
▲
To grab (someone), usually aggressively, to stop them or bring them to ground
tackle
stop
challenge
grab
intercept
seize
block
confront
wrestle
obstruct
throw
attack
clutch
collar
fell
floor
grapple
grasp
halt
nail
sack
take
catch
down
bring down
grapple with
knock down
take on
throw down
face up to
take hold of
bring to the ground
have a go at
put the freeze on
rugby-tackle
more ❯
Verb
▲
To succeed in reaching or equaling (a standard or quality)
match
equal
reach
approach
emulate
meet
parallel
achieve
rival
approximate
equaliseUK
equalizeUS
touch
be equal to
amount to
be a match for
be equal with
be the equal of
compare with
compete with
correspond to
equate with
keep pace with
keep up with
tally with
vie with
add up to
be commensurate with
be equivalent to
be identical to
be tantamount to
come to
come up to
coordinate with
equate to
square with
tot up to
agree with
be on a par with
be the same as
hold a candle to
live up to
measure up to
tie with
be in the same category as
be in the same league as
rise up to
be as good as
be as great as
square
tie
correspond
fulfilUK
fulfillUS
bear comparison with
equate
even
match up to
agree
accord
draw
amount
fill the bill
harmonizeUS
coincide
challenge
compare
be on a level with
resemble
harmoniseUK
finish equal
jibe
even up
make equal
check
consist
cohere
come near
come close to
quadrate
come near to
measure up
make level
be good enough
admit of comparison
comply with
fit the bill
standardizeUS
deadlock
regularizeUS
align
dovetail
concur
be comparable to
rime
go
comport
sort
rhyme
chord
extend
be equal
be even
standardiseUK
regulariseUK
correlate
get near
level up
make uniform
conform to
be in the same class as
make the same
finish even
be level
break even
concert
be consistent
be compatible
match up
match up with
be in agreement
serve
keep abreast of
make the grade
track
align with
stand the test
compete
stand the pace
equilibrize
symmetrize
stand comparison with
arrive
admit of comparison with
steady
stabilizeUS
be equivalent
proportional
stabiliseUK
sum
total
acquiesce
be in tune
eventuate
come about
sync
overlap
befall
identify
be the same
evaluate
make comparable
better
beat
grow
number
get close to
become
effect
aggregate
measure up with
measure up against
be in harmony
synchronizeUS
click
go hand in hand
go well with
concord
consort
chime
get along with
fall in with
attune
synchroniseUK
go together
blend
be on an equal footing with
correlate with
complement
develop into
concur with
partake of
tie in with
lip sync
be in harmony with
be in agreement with
be related
relate
relate to
be in tune with
assimilate
be congruous with
reciprocate
link
be compatible with
nudge
perform
oppose
fill
come within reach of
close in on
go up to
creep up on
stack up against
be near to
verge upon
draw near
be almost
be close to
move toward
be not a million miles away from
draw near to
touch on
bear down on
draw up to
move in on
border on
threaten
verge on
border
get on for
be neck and neck
be on a par
handle
partner
rivalize
partake
near
contest
complete
be alike
be consonant
marry up
be identical
discharge
scramble for
go for
go after
execute
suffice
gratify
redeem
jockey for position
smooth
cope with
even off
carry out
seek to displace
trim
democratiseUK
commeasure
coordinate
adjust
democratizeUS
socialiseUK
even out
communize
handicap
establish
socializeUS
make consistent
level off
bring into line
line up
more ❯
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