Advocate and Contend with

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Advocate verb - To promote the interests or cause of.

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Contend with is an antonym for advocate.

Nearby Words: advocacy, advocated, advocating

Contend with verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.

Usage example: medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty

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Advocate is an antonym for contend with.

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Contend with and Advocate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/advocate/contend_with

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