contend

Meanings

• maintain or assert
  • "He contended that Communism had no future"
• have an argument about something
• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
• come to terms with
• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
  • "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

Synonyms

argue, compete, contest, cope, deal, debate, fence, fight, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage, postulate, repugn, struggle, vie