Contend with and Foster

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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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Foster is an antonym for contend with.

Foster verb - To help the growth or development of.

Usage example: the head librarian firmly declared that it is indeed the duty of local government to foster learning and a love of reading

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Contend with is an antonym for foster.

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

Contend with & Foster. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend_with/foster>.

Foster or Contend with. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend_with/foster.

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