Contended
Supported and contended are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supported" instead a verb "Contended".
Nearby Words: contender, contending
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Supported and Contended. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/supported
Contended & Supported. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/supported>.
Supported or Contended. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contended/supported.
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