Contest
Contest noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.
Hostilities and contest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostilities" instead a noun "Contest".
Hostilities
Hostilities noun - Fighting; acts of overt warfare.
Contest and hostilities are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contest" instead a noun "Hostilities".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- engagement and contest
- engagement and hostilities
- action and contest
- action and hostilities
- encounter and contest
- encounter and hostilities
- confrontation and contest
- confrontation and hostilities
- struggle and contest
- struggle and hostilities
- conflict and contest
- conflict and hostilities
- combat and contest
- combat and hostilities
Cite this Source
Hostilities and Contest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/hostilities
Contest & Hostilities. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/hostilities>.
Hostilities or Contest. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/hostilities.
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