contended
Definitions
Verb
- Maintain or assert
- Have an argument about something
- To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- Come to terms with
- Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "contended".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | executed | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | accelerated | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | extracted | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | consented | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | contacted | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | confounded | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | corroborated | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | castrated | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | compacted | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | copyrighted | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | copywrited | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | excavated | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | expedited | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | skyrocketed | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "contended".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | concerned | 2 | 135 |
| 2 | continued | 3 | 133 |
| 3 | contained | 2 | 60 |
| 4 | intended | 3 | 45 |
| 5 | tended | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | conceded | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | contented | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | contend | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | contends | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | consented | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | commended | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | contested | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | contender | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | convened | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | countered | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | contentedly | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | conned | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | discontented | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | contenders | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | countenanced | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "contended" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "contended" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "contended" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "contended".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 14
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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