Contend with and Forward

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Contend with verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.

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

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Forward is an antonym for contend with.

Forward verb - To help the growth or development of.

Usage example: their foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations

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Contend with is an antonym for forward.

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Forward and Contend with. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend_with/forward

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