Synonyms of the word

contention

• n. argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
• n. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion…
• n. (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

arguing

• v. present participle of argue.
• n. argument.

argument

• n. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
• n. A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
• n. A process of reasoning.
• n. (philosophy, logic) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which…
• n. (mathematics) The independent variable of a function.
• n. (mathematics) The phase of a complex number.
• n. (programming) A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function.
• n. (programming) A parameter in a function definition; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
• n. (linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
• n. (astronomy) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.
• n. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract…
• n. Matter for question; business in hand.

assertion

• n. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement…
• n. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
• n. Maintenance; vindication.
• n. (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point,…

asseveration

• n. An earnest affirmation or declaration of support.

averment

• n. The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
• n. verification; establishment by evidence.
• n. A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

competition

• n. (uncountable) The action of competing.
• n. (countable) A contest for a prize or award.
• n. (uncountable, collectively) The competitors in such a contest.

conflict

• n. A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals.
• n. An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
• v. (intransitive, with ‘with’) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible.
• v. (intransitive, with ‘with’) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.

contestation

• n. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.
• n. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.

controversy

• n. A debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife.

difference

• n. (uncountable) The quality of being different.
• n. (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
• n. (countable) A disagreement or argument.
• n. (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
• n. (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
• n. (obsolete) Choice; preference.
• n. (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be…
• n. (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
• v. (transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.

disceptation

• n. (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.

disputation

• n. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy…
• n. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

dispute

• n. An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
• n. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial…
• v. (intransitive) To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
• v. (transitive) To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
• v. To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question;…
• v. To strive or contend about; to contest.
• v. (obsolete) To struggle against; to resist.

rivalry

• n. The relationship between two or more rivals who regularly compete with each other. The term usually applies…
• n. In economics, rivalry is a characteristic of a good. Rivalrous goods are those which can be consumed by…

tilt

• v. (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
• v. (jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
• v. (intransitive) To be at an angle.
• v. (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
• v. (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
• v. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
• v. (poker) To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck).
• v. (photography) To move a camera vertically in a controlled way.
• n. A slope or inclination. (uncountable).
• n. A jousting contest. (countable).
• n. A thrust, as with a lance.
• n. (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
• n. An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
• n. A tilt hammer.
• n. The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
• n. A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
• n. Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
• v. (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.