contests

Meaning of contests

noun
  1. Controversy; debate.
    no contest
  2. Struggle for superiority; combat.
  3. A competition.
    The child entered the spelling contest.
verb
  1. To contend.
    I will contest for the open seat on the board.
  2. To call into question; to oppose.
    The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
  3. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
    The troops contested every inch of ground.
  4. To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.

Information about contests

  • The singular form of contests is: contest.
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Hyphenation of contests

con-tests

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • contests is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

contests synonyms

Meaning :

controversy, debate, discussion, battle, combat, fight, competition, pageant, compete, contend, oppose, controvert

contests antonyms

Meaning :

support

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