Contend and Inhibit

Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

Inhibit and contend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inhibit" instead a verb "Contend".

Inhibit

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Contend and inhibit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Inhibit".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

character contend character inhibit character
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