All contestation synonyms

noun contestation

• contention — Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
• contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
• tilt — to furnish with a tilt.
• disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
• argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
• controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
• rivalry — the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition: rivalry between Yale and Harvard.
• debate — A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
• dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
• conflict — Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.