contention

/kəntˈɛnʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a point asserted as part of an argument
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
   “they were involved in a violent argument”
3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize
   “the teams were in fierce contention for first place”

Synonyms for contention

• controversy
• contestation
• disputation
• disceptation
• tilt
• argument
• arguing
• competition
• rivalry

Words that rhyme with contention

• extension
• suspension
• attention
• dimension
• mention
• tension
• ascension
• convention
• intervention
• apprehension
• declension
• condescension
• invention
• pretension
• retention
• comprehension
• detention
• dissension
• pension
• gentian
• hypertension
• hypotension
• misapprehension
• nonintervention
• prevention
• henschen
• laurentian
• reinvention