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Synonyms for contention

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineActions

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

The teams were in fierce contention for first place.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

competition

Same sentence, swapped: The teams were in fierce competition for first place.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for contention as it is used in the sentence above.

controversy
cooperation
compliance

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Closest first: other actions words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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