Contest and Decide

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Contest

Contest verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
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Decide is an antonym for contest.
Nearby Words: contested, contestant, contestation, contesting

Decide

Decide verb - To come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of.
Usage example: we waited for our captors to decide our fate
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Contest is an antonym for decide.
Nearby Words: decisive, decision, deciding, decider
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Common collocations

word contest word decide word
matter contest matter decide matter
issue contest issue decide issue
plan contest plan decide plan
Other words: tickets.

Both words in one sentence

  • They decide they should have a contest, because that's what the shirts are for, but then some zombie girls wear them.
    Source: Wet T-Shirt Contest
  • In chapter three of the Jimmy Neutron fanfic Chaotic Gas, Jimmy and Cindy decide to have a burping contest to prove who is better.
    Source: Burping Contest
  • An episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic had Rainbow Dash decide that she wanted a pet and hold a contest to decide which one she wanted.
    Source: First Pet Story
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