What are some opposite words for contest?

Antonyms for contest
ˈkɒn tɛst; kənˈtɛstcon·test

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. contestverb

    Antonyms:
    support

    Synonyms:
    competition, pageant, compete, go in for, call into question, oppose, contend, controversy, discussion, battle, debate, fight, combat

  2. contestverb

    to contend

    I will contest for the open seat on the board.

    Antonyms:
    support

    Synonyms:
    call into question, go in for, contend, oppose, compete, discussion, battle, fight, combat, pageant, controversy, competition, debate

  3. contestnoun

    to call into question; to oppose

    The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

    Antonyms:
    support

    Synonyms:
    compete, oppose, call into question, contend, go in for, debate, competition, battle, fight, discussion, pageant, combat, controversy

  4. contestnoun

    a competition

    The child entered the spelling contest.

    Synonyms:
    battle, debate, discussion, pageant, controversy, combat, competition, fight

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contest

    Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

    Antonyms:
    armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

    Synonyms:
    action, affair, battle, bout, combat, conflict, encounter, engagement, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

    Preposition:
    A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. contest, competitionnoun

    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

    Synonyms:
    competition, competitor, contender, rival, rivalry, contention, challenger

  2. contestverb

    a struggle between rivals

    Synonyms:
    competition

  3. contest, contend, repugnverb

    to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

    "They contested the outcome of the race"

    Synonyms:
    fence, fight, make do, deal, vie, manage, compete, struggle, debate, argue, repugn, postulate, grapple, contend, cope, make out, get by

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contestnoun

    Synonyms:
    rivalry, match, tournament, tourney, competition, emulation, dispute, controversy, dissension, contention

How to use contest in a sentence?

  1. Lou Jacobson:

    The race will tighten when Democrats pick their nominee, as the race sharpens, Democrats will come home. Hogan is certainly in good shape, especially in Maryland. But it’s going to be a close contest.

  2. Susan Collins:

    There is a right way and a wrong way for the incumbent President to pursue The President-elect rights to contest what The President-elect perceives as election irregularities.

  3. Prosecutor Chatchom:

    This case is not political but a criminal one, bahrain has evidence of Hakeem's criminal wrongdoing and if he doesn't want to return to that country then he must contest that in the court and it will take months.

  4. Mark Gottlieb:

    Unless pros stake a lot of money on these contests, the contest prizes will be too low to draw users, it is necessary to attract large numbers of inexperienced players, sometimes known as fish, to feed those sharks.

  5. Robert Brinkley:

    Zelenskiy will probably be in the second round, up against either Poroshenko or Tymoshenko, which means that it's going to be a contest between the new and the old.

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#1720peace
#3575contest
#9453concord
#27968truce
#57009armistice

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