n. 1 competition, match, tournament, championship, tourney, meet, game, rivalry, trial The contest was won by a woman from Shropshire 2 strife, controversy, dispute, contention, debate, altercation, argument, velitation; conflict, struggle, fight, battle, combat, war The contest is between those for and those against capital punishment
v. 3 contend, argue, dispute, debate; challenge, (call into) question, oppose, counter, confute, object to, refute David has decided to contest his father's will