Contend and Work on

Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

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

Work on

Work on verb - To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.

Contend and work on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Work on".

Mutual synonyms

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