Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Necessitate and contend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessitate" instead a verb "Contend".
Necessitate
Necessitate verb - To have as a requirement.
Contend and necessitate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Necessitate".
Common collocations
| power | contend power | necessitate power |
| characters | contend characters | necessitate characters |
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Necessitate and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/necessitate
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