Accept and Contest

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Usage example: some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins

Contest is an antonym for accept.

Contest

Contest verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
Usage example: vowed to contest the claim in court

Accept is an antonym for contest.

Common collocations

power accept power contest power
choice accept choice contest choice
word accept word contest word
idea accept idea contest idea
Other words: contract, decision.

Both words in one sentence

  • The US does allow defendants to plead "no contest" (nolo contendere), or "Without admitting guilt, I do not wish to contest the prosecution's argument," but the judge has to accept the plea.
  • He tries to give it back, claiming that it hadn't been a fair contest, but Inuyama is too proud to accept it.
  • The Need for Mead There, they give her a series of quests to do before they will accept her as a rightful Thor (they also had her do a drinking contest as well to see if she could her liquor).
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