1) An assertion contended for 2) Arguing 3) Argument 4) Conflict 5) Contention 6) Controversy 7) Difference 8) Difference of opinion 9) Disceptation 10) Disputation 11) Dispute 12) The act of contesting 13) Tilt 1) Arguing 2) Contention 3) Controversy 4) Disceptation 5) Sparring 
• (n.) The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. • (n.) Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
Con`tes·ta'tion noun [ Latin contestatio testimony: confer French contestation a contesting.] 1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. 'Loverlike contestation .' Milton. « After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations ,...
contestation 1. A contentious speech or act. 2. A dispute where there is strong disagreement. 3. Controversy, debate, strife, dispute.
the act of contesting; controversy; dispute. · an assertion contended for.