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Synonyms for contestation
ˌkɒn tɛˈsteɪ ʃəncon·tes·ta·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguingnoun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
"they were involved in a violent argument"
Synonyms:
debate, disceptation, lean, list, rivalry, careen, inclination, sway, leaning, contention, line, rock, argument, tilt, joust, controversy, competition, disputation, literary argument, line of reasoning, arguing, statement, argumentation, logical argument, public debate, parameter
Dictionary of English Synonymes
contestationnoun
Synonyms:
dispute, debate, controversy, logomachy, war of words, strife of words
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#107 | list | |
#228 | line | |
#795 | statement | |
#836 | rock | |
#2077 | argument | |
#2078 | competition | |
#2185 | challenge | |
#3284 | debate | |
#3404 | parameter | |
#8525 | lean | |
#9858 | controversy | |
#10154 | tilt | |
#13623 | arguing | |
#16055 | leaning | |
#17032 | contention | |
#20466 | sway | |
#23458 | rivalry | |
#23687 | inclination | |
#45177 | argumentation | |
#76094 | joust | |
#96087 | disputation | |
#123126 | contestation | |
#175930 | careen |
How to use contestation in a sentence?
The common thread is [an] understanding of all social, economicand political relations as a contestation for power between a class of oppressors (i.a., rich, White, heterosexual, male) and a class of oppressed.
This man is laying the basis for a serious contestation that South Africa is going to have, he is pushing the boundaries. He has started with the most vulnerable - those who always suffer prejudice - but he's also saying to government and everybody else who is opposed to his absolute authority as a Zulu king: 'You watch it.'.
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