| Main Entry: | contest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
altercate, attack, battle, brawl, break with, buck, compete, conflict, contend, cross, defend, duel, feud, fight over, gang up on, hassle, knuckle with, lay a finger on, lay out, put on gloves, put up dukes, quarrel, repel, rival, row, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, set to, sock, square off, strike, struggle, take on, tilt, traverse, vie, withstand, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agree |
| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | challenge, defy someone |
Synonyms: |
beard, brave, bully, call one's bluff, confront, cope, denounce, disregard, face, face off, front, goad, insult, knock chip off shoulder, laugh at, make my day, meet, mock, muster courage, oppose, outdare, provoke, resist, run the gauntlet, scorn, spurn, square off, step over the line, take one on, taunt, threaten, throw down gauntlet |
| Main Entry: | face |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come up against a situation |
Synonyms: |
abide, accost, affront, allow, be confronted by, bear, beard, bit the bullet, brace, brave, brook, challenge, confront, contend, cope with, countenance, court, cross, dare, deal with, defy, encounter, endure, experience, eyeball, fight, fly in face of, go up against, grapple with, make a stand, meet, oppose, resist, risk, run into, square off, stand, stomach*, submit, suffer, sustain, swallow*, take, take it, take on, take the bull by the horns, tell off, tolerate, venture, withstand |
Antonyms: |
hide, retreat, run, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | tackle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make an effort |
Synonyms: |
accept, apply oneself, attack, attempt, bang away at, begin, come to grips with, deal with, devote oneself to, embark upon, engage in, essay, give a try, give a whirl, go for it, launch, make a run at, pitch into, set about, square off, start the ball rolling, take a shot at, take in hand, take on, take up, try, try on for size, turn one's hand to, turn to, undertake, work on |
Antonyms: |
avoid, dodge, forget, idle, neglect |