'contend for' definitions:
Synonyms of 'contend for'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advocate,
- allege in support,
- answer,
- argue for,
- assert,
- bid for,
- champion,
- counter,
- defend,
- espouse,
- fight for,
- maintain,
- make a plea,
- plead for,
- pull for,
- rebut,
- refute,
- reply,
- respond,
- riposte,
- say in defense,
- speak for,
- speak up for,
- stand up for,
- stick up for,
- stickle for,
- stipulate for,
- strain for,
- strive for,
- struggle for,
- support,
- sustain,
- try for,
- uphold,
- urge reasons for,
- vie for