- Types Of Speech
- You can use contend as a verb in a sentence.
- About Contend
- A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters c, d, e, n, o, and t, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter t. Contend starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, co, con, cont, conte, and the ending characters are d, nd, end, tend, ntend, ..
- Definition
- Maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- Compound Words
- A compound word, contend has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are con, and tend.
- School Grade
- Contend is set as a sat word that starts with c, ends with d, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is contend a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Contend in Pig Latin is said as "ontendcay or ontendcway".
- Unigram
- c | o | n | t | e | n | d
- Bigram
- co | on | nt | te | en | nd
- Trigram
- con | ont | nte | ten | end
- Quadrigram
- cont | onte | nten | tend
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- maintain or assert;
"He contended that Communism had no future" - have an argument about something
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
"They contested the outcome of the race" - compete for something;
engage in a contest;
measure oneself against others - come to terms or deal successfully with;
"We got by on just a gallon of gas";
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" |
| Adopt | take into one''s family "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" |
| Affirm | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts "his story confirmed my doubts" "The evidence supports the defendant" |
| Agonise | suffer agony or anguish |
| Agonize | suffer agony or anguish |
| Allege | report or maintain "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime" "He said it was too late to intervene in the war" "The registrar says that I owe the school money" |
| Altercate | have a disagreement over something "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America" "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" |
| Announce | announce publicly or officially "The President declared war" |
| Annunciate | foreshadow or presage |
| Antagonise | provoke the hostility of "Don''t antagonize your boss" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Contend
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contend | maintain or assert "He contended that Communism had no future" |
View English words with the unique letters used in contend. Words With The Letters Cdenot
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contention | the act of competing as for profit or a prize "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Claim | demand for something as rightful or due "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe Dance (9 letters) | |||||
| Anecdote (8 letters) | 11 +1 | 13 | anecdote | ||
| Docent (6 letters) | 9 | 11 | docent | ||
| Endecott (8 letters) | 11 +1 | 13 | endecott | ||
| Contend (7 letters) | 10 | 13 | contend | ||
| Uncounted (9 letters) | 12 +2 | 17 +4 | uncounted | ||
| Connected (9 letters) | 14 +4 | 18 +5 | connected | ||
| Contented (9 letters) | 12 +2 | 15 +2 | contented | ||
| Uncoated (8 letters) | 11 +1 | 14 +1 | uncoated | ||
| Coextend (8 letters) | 18 +8 | 20 +7 | coextend | ||
| Coadunate (9 letters) | 12 +2 | 15 +2 | coadunate | ||
| Concocted (9 letters) | 16 +6 | 20 +7 | concocted | ||
| Conducted (9 letters) | 15 +5 | 19 +6 | conducted |
Contend Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With C
- Ends With D
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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