Antonyms for contest


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : noun kon-test; verb kuhn-test
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkɒn tɛst; verb kənˈtɛst


Definition of contest

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French contester "dispute, oppose," from Middle French, from Latin contestari (litem) "to call to witness, bring action," from com- "together" (see com-) + testari "to bear witness," from testis "a witness," (see testament). Calling witnesses as the first step in a legal combat. Related: Contestable; contested; contesting.
  • noun competition
  • noun fight, struggle
  • verb argue, challenge
  • verb fight
Example sentences :
  • Down the hill they thundered, over the brook and up to the scene of the contest.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • And she came out of the contest weakened by each victory over her heart.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • They entered into the contest, therefore, with their usual vigour, and their usual cruelty.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • It must be a miserable imposture, indeed, that does not prevail in that contest.
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • Fortunately, perhaps, for Ferdinand and Spain, the contest did not last long.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But when Atalanta stood ready for the contest, he was amazed by her beauty.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • If the North are overborne in this contest, they must and will submit.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • He has not proved a courteous antagonist, for he has not stripped to the contest.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • After the contest he is usually the first to congratulate the successful candidate.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee

Synonyms for contest

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