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	Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:	contention
Part of Speech:	noun
Synonyms:	altercation, argument, beef, combat, competition, conflict, contest, controversy, debate, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, explanation, feud, fight, flak, friction, ground, opinion, quarrel, rebellion, riot, rivalry, rumpus, scrap, squabble, strife, struggle, tiff, war, wrangle

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	argument
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed.
Synonyms:	altercation, bicker, clash, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word, wrangle

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	conflict
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	A state of disagreement and disharmony.
Synonyms:	clash, confrontation, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:	thesis
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	A hypothetical controversial proposition.
Synonyms:	contestation

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