Contend with
Contend with verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
Struggle and contend with are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Struggle" instead a verb "Contend with".
Struggle
Struggle verb - To proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually.
Contend with and struggle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend with" instead a verb "Struggle".
Nearby Words: struggled, struggling
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attack and contend with
- attack and struggle
- encounter and contend with
- encounter and struggle
- contest and contend with
- contest and struggle
- conflict and contend with
- conflict and struggle
- tackle and contend with
- tackle and struggle
- contend and contend with
- contend and struggle
- compete and contend with
- compete and struggle
Both terms in one sentence
- Now, a motley group of heroes under the protection of a Trickster goddess contend with foes seeking the dead God Emperor's power in a struggle to avert disaster before it's too late...and pay the bills while they're at it.
Source: Fantasy Webcomics
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Struggle and Contend with. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend_with/struggle
Contend with & Struggle. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend_with/struggle>.
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