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Showing words for CONTENDED using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Contended

contended

8 Letter Words for Contended

deconned

7 Letter Words for Contended

contend, denoted, encoded, endnote, tenoned

6 Letter Words for Contended

cedent, cenote, centon, coneen, conned, coteen, decent, decnet, decode, denned, dennet, denote, dented, docent, donned, donnee, encode, endent, entone, necton, neednt, neoned, nocent, octene, tended, tendon

5 Letter Words for Contended

ceded, cento, coded, coden, coned, conne, contd, conte, coted, ctene, decon, denet, donec, donee, donet, donne, doted, ended, enent, enode, needn, noded, nonce, nonet, noted, oncet, onned, tecon, teend, tendo, tenne, tenno, tenon, todde, toned, tonne

4 Letter Words for Contended

cede, cene, cent, cete, code, coed, cond, cone, conn, cont, cote, decd, deco, dedo, deed, deen, deet, dene, dent, detd, detn, doen, done, dont, dote, ecod, econ, ecto, eddo, eden, ende, endo, ened, ento, eten, eton, need, neet, nene, neon, nete, node, none, note, once, teed, teen, tend, tene, tode, toed, tone, tonn

3 Letter Words for Contended

cee, cen, ceo, cod, con, cot, cte, ctn, cto, ddt, dec, ded, dee, den, det, doc, dod, doe, don, dot, dtd, eco, ect, edd, edo, eec, een, enc, end, ene, eon, etc, nco, ned, nee, neo, net, nne, nod, non, not, oct, odd, ode, one, ont, otc, tec, ted, tee, ten, toc, tod, toe, ton

Definitions for Contended

[1] to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
[2] to strive in rivalry; compete; vie: to contend for first prize.
[3] to strive in debate; dispute earnestly: to contend against falsehood.
[4] to assert or maintain earnestly: He contended that taxes were too high.
[5] (intr often foll by with ) to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc; vie
[6] to argue earnestly; debate
[7] (tr; may take a clause as object) to assert or maintain

Words related to Contended

contendvie, confront, cope, resist, grapple, oppose, meet, argue, dispute, claim, urge, defend, charge, insist, assert, say, maintain, allege, tell, withstand

Words nearby Contended

contendcontempt, contempt of congress, contempt of court, contemptible, contemptuous, contend, content, content analysis, content farm, content marketing, content provider

Origin of Contended

1400–50; late Middle English contenden < Anglo-French contendre < Latin contendere to compete, strive, draw tight, equivalent to con- con- + tendere to stretch; see tend1

Words that may be confused with Contended

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, contendcontend, contest

Other words from Contended

con·tend·er , noun
con·tend·ing·ly , adverb
non·con·tend·ing , adjective
pre·con·tend , verb (used without object)
re·con·tend , verb (used without object)
un·con·tend·ed , adjective
un·con·tend·ing , adjective

Word origin for Contended

C15: from Latin contendere to strive, from com- with + tendere to stretch, aim

Synonyms for Contended

argue, confront, cope, dispute, go after, grapple, meet, oppose, push for, resist, vie, battle, clash, contest, controvert, emulate, encounter, face, jostle, litigate, oppugn, push, rival, skirmish, stand, strive, struggle, tug, withstand, give all one's got, give one's all, go for, go for broke, go for it, go for jugular, have at, jockey for position, knock oneself out, lock horns, make play for, mix it up with, scramble for, shoot at, shoot for, tangle with