contest

1. 1.

   an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

   Synonymscompetition

   Broadersocial event

   Narrowergameathletic contestboutchampionshipchickencliffhangerdogfightracetournamentplayoff
2. 2.

   a struggle between rivals

   Broadercompetition

   Narrowerbattle of witsbidding contestpopularity contest

1. 1.

   to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

   “They contested the outcome of the race”

   Synonymscontendrepugn

   Broaderoppose

   Narrowerchallenge

Other forms of contest

plural

contests·

past tense

contested·

present participle

contesting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about contest

What does contest mean?

contest means "an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in contest?

contest has 2 syllables: con-test. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˈkɑntɛst/.

What is another word for contest?

Close synonyms include competition, contend, repugn. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is contest a common word?

contest is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.