Contest
Contest verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
Usage example: vowed to contest the claim in court
Question is a synonym for contest in problem topic. In some cases you can use "Question" instead the word "Contest" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like oppose, challenge, argue.
Question
Question verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
Usage example: the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18
Contest is a synonym for question in problem topic. You can use "Contest" instead the word "Question" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as challenge.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
How words are described
| good | good contest | good question |
| worth | worth contest | worth question |
| particular | particular contest | particular question |
| similar | similar contest | similar question |
| Other adjectives: following, single, simple, stupid, actual, real, little, infamous, quick, ultimate, silly, possible, final, further, titular, next, last, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Although 5P will have the final say on what stays or goes, tropers will be able to politely contest and question decisions, and civil, reasonable concerns will be listened to and addressed.
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In a similar strip, Garfield hears about a radio station contest offering a new house for the first caller to answer a question.
Source: Didn't Think This Through - AMC ended up futzing with the contest (apparently editing out a scene that was supposed to answer a question), and cancelling the show, thus precluding the prize altogether.
Source: Contest Winner Cameo
Cite this Source
Question and Contest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/question
Contest & Question. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/question>.
Question or Contest. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contest/question.
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