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To make, or to have made, a claim
To dispute the validity of
To engage in a competition or contest
To have a heated argument or disagreement
To offer for discussion or debate
To survive or deal with a challenging or difficult situation or period successfully
To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
(
with object
)
To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
To have or hold as an opinion or belief
To declare to be untrue
To deal with (something), usually effectively
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Verb
▲
To make, or to have made, a claim
states that
says
states
claims
alleges
asserts
affirms
attests
declares
maintains
adduces
conveys
holds
proclaims
proposes
upholds
advances
argues
certifies
cites
insists
opines
professes
swears
testifies
asseverates
avers
avows
champions
emphasises
UK
emphasizes
US
offers
pleads
predicates
presses
pronounces
protests
stresses
asserts that
declares that
says that
proclaims that
affirms that
pronounces that
makes a case
puts about that
avouches
purports
warrants
guarantees
suggests
vows
announces
advocates
lays down
vouches
submits
reasons
postulates
supports
propounds
implies
puts forward
moves
deposes
confirms
posits
indicates
backs
presents
pretends
acknowledges
represents
makes out
verifies
establishes
defends
pledges
charges
admits
puts forth
brings forward
swears up and down
substantiates
corroborates
proves
validates
assures
expostulates
signifies
challenges
expresses
witnesses
endorses
volunteers
intimates
ventures
stipulates
insinuates
dictates
reasserts
reaffirms
vindicates
repeats
owns
confesses
tells
says so
rumours
UK
insists on
justifies
bears out
crosses heart
stands up for
rumors
US
bears witness
vouches for
swears to
swears on bible
puts
espouses
syllogizes
hypothecates
connotes
uses as an excuse
advises
testifies to
premises
draws conclusions
sets forth
publishes
promises
makes a claim to
lays claim to
shoots one's wad
mouths off
shoots off one's mouth
pops off
voices
sustains
reiterates
utters
notifies
undertakes
ensures
underwrites
broadcasts
discloses
insures
guaranties
renders
gives testimony
passes
allegates
speaks out
informs
bolsters
secures
questions
explains
pushes for
presses for
sticks up for
insists upon
puts up argument
remonstrates
sponsors
delegates
takes an oath
stands by
backs up
gives grounds for
answers for
stands behind
hints
appeals
gives reasons for
makes a case for
prevails upon
authenticates
recounts
gives evidence
okays
attests to
bears testimony
acts as a witness
gets behind
rubber-stamps
gives an affidavit
ratifies
demonstrates
evidences
seems
means
appears
seconds
extenuates
impersonates
imports
intends
pleads for
bears witness to
does justice to
lends weight to
gives credence to
lays claim
denotes
personates
betokens
debates
disputes
explores
discusses
alleges that one is
sets oneself up as
sets oneself up
feigns the identity of
implies that one is
maintains that one is
asserts that one is
poses as
passes oneself off as
points to
masquerades as
passes for
proclaims that one is
represents oneself as
spouts
soapboxes
stumps
constates
spiels
sings
makes a public declaration of
goes over
comes out
declares publicly
thrashs out
blows hot air
owns up
acknowledges publicly
acts as if
gets on soapbox
gets off your chest
opens up
hashes out
talks big
divulges
communicates
airs
reveals
makes known
gives out
comes out with
articulates
expounds
enunciates
raises
ventilates
reports
phrases
vocalizes
US
verbalizes
US
vents
formulates
sounds
promulgates
words
frames
speaks
gives
couches
delivers
sets out
gives voice to
verbalises
UK
vocalises
UK
spells out
shows
disseminates
imparts
specifies
gives away
publicizes
US
preaches
circulates
sounds out
talks
enumerates
interprets
relates
brings out
publicises
UK
elucidates
makes public
talks about
pitches
gives one's word
sets down
gives blow-by-blow
throws out
describes
chimes in
enounces
recites
narrates
gives rundown
makes a statement
rehearses
buttresses
states on oath
gives assurances
gives a pledge
gives an assurance
gives an undertaking
provides
effects
says something
documents
arranges
ascertains
seals
locks up
sets the seal on
locks on
sews up
contracts
nails down
commits
clinches
cinches
ices
makes safe
reassures
states categorically
gives proof of
provides evidence of
tables
mentions
moots
annunciates
broaches
leaks
spreads
mouths
betrays
unveils
designates
advertises
blares
heralds
advertizes
looks
trumpets
blurts
releases
babbles
blazons
inflects
bespeaks
intonates
mutters
intones
unfolds
spills
brings into the open
gets across
gives utterance to
pours out
shouts
talks of
gives expression
roars
cries
gives expression to
puts over
puts across
shouts from the rooftops
puts into words
yells
gets over
points out
puts in words
gives utterance
goes into
gives vent to
modulates
clothes
exposes
concedes
discovers
posts
bares
blabs
vouchsafes
coughs
lets the cat out of the bag
gets out of your system
lets on about
blows wide open
blurts out
goes public on
lays bare
goes public with
blows the lid off
lets on
dishes the dirt
gives the low-down
lets slip
breaks the news
gives the game away
takes the wraps off
comes clean about
blows the gaff
brings out into the open
passes on
gives the show away
brings to public notice
lets out
brings out into open
lets drop
brings to public attention
puts cards on table
takes the lid off
lets fall
more ❯
“He wants to
contend
that the difference between Mark Twain and Howard Stern is a matter of kind and not just degree.”
Verb
▲
To dispute the validity of
challenges
contests
defies
denounces
opposes
confronts
queries
argues
calls out
counters
disputes
questions
rebuts
refutes
contradicts
debates
disproves
enquires
UK
negates
objects to
stands up to
battles
calls in question
faces down
fights
impugns
inquires
US
interrogates
investigates
litigates
tests
accosts
addresses
calls into question
combats
controverts
demurs against
denies
disagrees with
impeaches
oppugns
protests against
remonstrates
resists
tackles
take issue with
takes exception to
undermines
comes to blows with
demurs about
disapproves of
dissents from
fights against
flies in the face of
rallies against
rebels against
feuds with
gainsays
rivals
throws down
negatives
disaffirms
contravenes
confutes
crosses
traverses
disconfirms
disavows
doubts
repudiates
discredits
rejects
disclaims
disowns
disallows
debunks
counteracts
probes
explodes
bucks
withstands
breaks
throws doubt on
shoots full of holes
goes against
shoots down
casts doubt upon
casts aspersions on
shoots down in flames
raises doubts about
argues about
calls in
quibbles over
hinders
frustrates
cancels
obstructs
reverses
says the opposite of
cancels out
impedes
checks
grills
thwarts
balks
US
brings into question
raises doubt
raises a question
repels
duels
suspects
baulks
UK
acts against
puts out a feeler question
tests the waters
looks into
disagrees
naysays
sticks it to
casts aspersions upon
declares untrue
brushes aside
argues with
mistrusts
distrusts
invalidates
misdoubts
disbelieves
confounds
refuses to accept
takes on
begs to differ
withsays
withspeaks
argues against
has bone to pick
belies
falsifies
demolishes
harbours reservations about
has reservations about
expresses reservations about
wonders about
feels uneasy about
raises objections to
casts doubt on
has suspicions about
harbours suspicions about
entertains doubts about
expresses suspicions about
has hesitations about
puzzles over
overturns
busts
overthrows
proves false
knocks props out
shoots holes in
pokes holes in
sets aside
makes a nonsense of
blows out of the water
shows to be false
throws out
tears down
blows sky high
blows up
weakens
blows sky-high
knocks bottom out of
exposes
gives the lie to
finds unfounded
more ❯
Verb
▲
To engage in a competition or contest
fights
battles
competes
contests
vies
struggles
clashes
confronts
combats
grapples
opposes
challenges
wrestles
encounters
faces
strives
rivals
scuffles
tussles
wars
meets
skirmishes
jostles
resists
races
disputes
withstands
squabbles
pushes
runs
oppugns
controverts
emulates
tugs
copes
litigates
stands
crosses swords
locks horns
wages war
joins battle
goes after
goes for
goes head to head
tangles with
jockeys for position
scrambles for
goes for broke
deals with
has at
nominates yourself
pushes for
shoots at
shoots for
gives your all
goes for it
goes for jugular
knocks oneself out
makes play for
puts up with
puts yourself forward
gives all one's got
mixes it up with
wrangles
brawls
attacks
feuds
engages
scraps
takes on
spars
duels
comes to blows
scrimmages
jockeys
quarrels
jousts
does battle
tangles
tilts
counters
has a dust-up
vies with
exchanges blows
conflicts
altercates
argues
assaults
matches
competes with
has a punch-up
clashes with
campaigns
scrambles
disagrees
goes up against
competes against
collides
plays off
rows
bickers
roughhouses
pits
goes to war
engages in hostilities
skirmishes with
comes into conflict
does battle with
struggles against
strives against
has a set-to
contends with
takes up arms
campaigns against
locks antlers
engages in conflict
crusades
has a dispute
tackles
defies
tourneys
squares off
repels
boxes
rivalizes
makes war
has a fight
bucks
rassles
cuffs
plays
enters the lists
grapples with
breaks a lance
fights for
scraps with
pits oneself against
goes for the gold
bears arms
tries to beat
engages in combat
bumps heads
puts up a fight
goes up against in contest
mixes it up
carries on hostilities
fights like cat and dog
has a barney
comes up against
has a scrap
squares up
take issue with
takes the field
romps
slugs
has a row
mounts an attack
trades punches
breaks
defends
manhandles
dukes it out
messes
fights a duel
raises Cain
contends against
agitates
goes out
outdoes
messes with
slugs it out
starts fighting
goes for each other
raises your fists
braves
seeks to displace
shoots
bombards
outvies
surpasses
speaks
lobbies
presses
works
becomes involved
matches yourself against
goes for the jugular
takes part in a race
takes part
tussles with
goes toe to toe with
contents against
faces off against
goes one on one with
goes eyeball to eyeball with
meets head-on
comes to grips
marches against
conducts a war
sets to
takes the field against
tries to put out
tries to extinguish
questions
objects to
argues against
quarrels with
swedges
stoushes
assaults each other
sets as rivals
sets against
puts in opposition
hassles
argues with
scrimmages with
hits each other
protects
attacks each other
traverses
punches each other
wars against
assails
tries
attempts
bids
bandies
essays
fences
speaks against
spars with
tastes battle
fights with
sets your face against
takes a stand against
spares no effort
makes a stand against
puts up a fight against
opposes action
puts up an argument
stands up to
flies in the face of
stands up and be counted against
goes the knuckle
lights into
lays into
plies weapons
brushes with
bandies with
exchanges blows with
flares up
strikes
begins battle with
sets upon
launches
battles with
fights over
comes to blows with
races against
fights like Kilkenny cats
carries on war
races with
takes all comers
wrests with
wages war against
bandies words
vies for
competes for
struggles for
battles for
contends for
challenges for
chops logic
butts heads
cuts and thrusts
takes up the gauntlet
enters into combat with
takes up arms against
mounts an attack on
falls on
tries for
tussles for
tries to win
wages war on
matches wits
runs for
seeks prize
participates in
copes with
matches strength
pitches oneself against
comes to close quarters with
gives battle to
joins battle with
more ❯
“We have to
contend
against the best horses of other nations in this race.”
Verb
▲
To have a heated argument or disagreement
quarrels
argues
squabbles
wrangles
fights
disputes
bickers
rows
scraps
altercates
disagrees
spats
quibbles
brawls
clashes
argufies
controverts
hassles
tiffs
jars
brabbles
feuds
differs
spars
battles
dissents
wars
contests
tangles
caterwauls
cavils
varies
locks horns
falls out
crosses swords
has words
bandies words
has a row
chops logic
fails to agree
has a fight
sets to
takes on
has a misunderstanding
takes exception
fights like cat and dog
has a tiff
mixes it up
objects to
goes at it hammer and tongs
breaks with
finds fault
gets tough with
has it out
debates
conflicts
disaccords
opposes
bumps heads
discepts
discords
takes issue
nonconcurs
skirmishes
demurs
objects
has a disagreement
has at it
picks a bone
has an altercation
has a spat
protests against
goes at it
take issue with
fences
threaps
argy-bargies
discusses
bandies
agitates
moots
canvasses
canvases
contradicts
gainsays
challenges
hashes out
talks over
hashes over
haggles
zaps
palters
thrashs out
exchanges views
tosses around
jumps on one's case
bats around
has an argument
kicks around
jumps on
lets someone have it
rips into each other
contradicts each other
lays into
goes for the jugular
contrasts
collides
mismatches
disharmonizes
interferes
diverges from
screams at
differs from
more ❯
Verb
▲
To offer for discussion or debate
propounds
proposes
presents
suggests
submits
advances
offers
proffers
tenders
poses
propositions
introduces
posits
states
broaches
moots
adduces
recommends
bounces
prefers
votes
advocates
volunteers
propones
postulates
mentions
advises
asserts
counsels
solicits
asks
names
nominates
discusses
hypothesises
UK
hypothesizes
US
promotes
invites
presses
requests
spitballs
urges
yields
affirms
kibitzes
peddles
spreads
puts forward
brings up
sets forth
puts up
makes a pitch
brings forward
sets out
comes up with
puts forth
hits on
lays before
makes a motion
moves for
speaks one's piece
lays on the line
puts to
lays down
moves
tables
projects
initiates
brings
lodges
bids
files
canvasses
floats
lays out
presses for
raises
airs
ventilates
prescribes
gives
endorses
supports
exhorts
champions
backs
plugs
encourages
places
pitches
sanctions
cites
puts
vouches for
expounds
expresses
favors
US
favours
UK
announces
espouses
commends
touches on
delivers
produces
alludes to
pushes
provides
beats the drum for
touts
extols
furthers
extends
sets before
declares
enters
relates
argues for
shows
speaks for
lays
refers
goes on record for
argues
establishes
imparts
points out
opens
pushes for
reveals
stages
throws up
puts on the table
mounts
puts in a good word
unveils
talks about
launches
brings out
seconds
speaks of
indorses
demos
subscribes to
exhibits
trots out
brings about
heralds
institutes
lobbies for
approves of
campaigns for
reports
exposes
hands out
rolls out
stands up for
speaks favorably of
speaks in favor of
admonishes
queries
questions
manifests
alleges
approaches
serves
enjoins
tips
recounts
renders
specifies
upholds
details
countenances
voices
praises
registers
exalts
adverts
raises a subject
defends
talks of
opens up
notes
quotes
hints at
commits
instances
notices
identifies
vents
builds up
makes known
drops
invokes
opines
preaches
offers a suggestion
patronizes
US
tips off
ventures
sponsors
stumps for
roots for
speaks highly of
thinks highly of
gives a tip
swears by
patronises
UK
speaks well of
bigs up
plunks for
plumps for
pleads for
sides with
puts before
speaks favourably of
speaks in favour of
refers to
puts in
goes to bat for
looks with favour on
makes reference to
hands in
calls attention to
touches upon
rides shotgun
dare to say
adverts to
sells
supplies
approves
has in mind
frames
considers
carries
asks about
insists on
sounds
slates
brings something up
rates
values
records
forwards
gets the answer to
seeks the answer to
lays forward
ballyhoos
makes a pitch for
puts on the map
aggrandizes
puffs
throws spotlight on
throws out
offers as a suggestion
hypes
publishes
conveys
springs
begins
pioneers
founds
commences
innovates
starts
sets
invents
ushers
inaugurates
creates
banks on
steers
puts on record
illustrates
furnishes
inquires
US
essays
says
speculates
conjectures
intimates
references
turns
translates
transposes
enquires
UK
displays
demonstrates
puts down for
tests the popularity of
installs
US
holds out
runs something up the flagpole to see who salutes
runs something up the flagpole
evokes
issues
brings in
ushers in
starts ball rolling on
persuades
harbingers
sends in
interjects
interposes
itemizes
US
lists
exemplifies
enumerates
protects
puts on to
puts in two cents
appeals
sues
indicts
summons
arraigns
makes an offer
puts in a bid of
recollects
itemises
UK
recalls
proclaims
cautions
informs of
describes
attests to
makes mention of
spells out
makes an offer of
instructs
forewarns
recites
allies oneself with
takes up the cudgels for
stands behind
battles for
sticks up for
crusades for
thumps for
holds a torch for
fights for
contends for
previews
tells
fronts for
holds up
comes out with
gets together
brings together
contributes
casts
narrates
rehearses
stands by
bigs something up
justifies
puts on
instals
UK
facilitates
sets up
raises subject
particularizes
US
catalogues
UK
brings to somebody's attention
makes somebody aware of
turns somebody on to
opens up on
takes to court
initiates legal action
raises the subject of
puts before the public
puts on display
embarks on
chronicles
gives somebody a taste for
springs with
delineates
explains
charts
prompts
boosts
blesses
vindicates
bolsters
guides
charges
commands
adjures
goes with
goes for
gives a lift
says so
spreads around
braces up
runs interference for
campaigns on behalf of
holds a brief for
gets on bandwagon
holds with
gives a leg up
calls for
catalogs
US
particularises
UK
sets down
gives an account of
offers recommendation
fingers
namechecks
gives as an example
draws attention to
points to
more ❯
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To survive or deal with a challenging or difficult situation or period successfully
weathers the storm
survives
copes
manages
endures
handles
hacks
grapples
weathers
fares
deals
faces
battles
fends
gets by
carries on
gets on
gets along
gets through
scrapes by
deals with
makes it
comes through
bears up
cuts it
hacks it
holds out
makes do
deals with it
does all right
scrapes along
cracks it
deals with the situation
fares all right
copes with it
pulls through
hangs in there
looks after oneself
keeps your head above water
paddles your own canoe
dispatches
shifts for oneself
keeps the wolf from the door
struggles
tussles
makes out
confronts
tangles
lives
suffers
muddles along
gets a handle on
muddles through
rubs along
struggles through
wrestles
subsists
makes it out alive
does
shifts
makes ends meet
goes
does well enough
succeeds
barely have enough to live ons
scarcely have enough to live ons
scrapes a living
progresses
proceeds
perseveres
improvises
exists
makes shift
scrimps
hold your own
comes along
stand your ground
handles it
scrapes through
ekes out a living
muddles
staggers
withstands
makes the best of a bad job
persists
pays your bills
performs
manages without assistance
manages by oneself
manages without help
takes care of oneself
scarcely manage to lives
scratchs out a living
soldiers on
grins and bear it
manages to live with difficulty
barely manage to lives
scratchs a living
holds up
stands firm
stands tall
hangs on
gives a good account of yourself
turns out
pans out
goes off
goes along
bears it
endures it
stands it
makes the best of
gets by on
gets by with
makes the most of
tolerates it
puts up with it
tholes it
abides it
sticks it
makes a go of it
contends with
prospers
flourishes
thrives
achieves
scores
does with
more ❯
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To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
strives
attempts
tries
aims
aspires
endeavours
UK
struggles
endeavors
US
labours
UK
seeks
toils
undertakes
essays
ventures
works
strains
assays
competes
labors
US
drives
fights
pushes
hustles
jockeys
scrambles
travails
drudges
moils
offers
ploughs
UK
plows
US
scrabbles
slaves
slogs
sweats
tackles
applies oneself
exerts oneself
exerts yourself
makes an effort
tries hard
busts a gut
makes every effort
pegs away
spares no effort
bangs away
beavers away
bends over backwards
breaks your neck
does all one can
falls over backwards
goes all out
goes for it
has a go at
jumps through hoops
knocks oneself out
leans over backwards
ruptures yourself
tries for
bears down
digs away
does all you can
does one's best
does your best
does your damnedest
does your utmost
makes an all-out effort
shoots for
takes on
has a crack at
has a stab at
leaves no stone unturned
gives it a whirl
gives it your all
gives it your best shot
goes for broke
pulls out all the stops
goes the limit
goes for the jugular
digs deep
digs deeper
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To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
attacks
addresses
confronts
tackles
undertakes
challenges
engages
faces
fights
handles
manages
contests
attends to
concentrates on
contends with
copes with
deals with
dives into
embarks on
engages in
focuses on
grapples with
has a stab at
occupies oneself with
sets to work on
looks after
plunges into
sees to
sets about
sets to
takes on
takes up
wades into
applies oneself to
buckles down to
starts in on
takes care of
gets cracking on
gets started on
gets stuck into
gets weaving on
devotes oneself to
gets to work on
goes to work on
has a crack at
has a go at
has a shot at
tries to deal with
tries to sort out
directs attention to
Verb
▲
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
runs
competes
challenges
contests
participates
stands
enters
stumps
opposes
politicks
stands for
takes part
puts oneself forward for
rings doorbells
shakes hands
stands for election as
puts yourself up for
stands as a candidate for
hits the campaign trail
kisses babies
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▲
To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
keeps up
competes
matches
rivals
challenges
equals
touches
vies
competes with
vies with
keeps abreast
keeps pace
keeps up with
keeps pace with
stays even with
keeps abreast of
stays shoulder to shoulder
stays beside
keeps step
runs with
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with object
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To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
speaks
says
talks
articulates
states
tells
utters
enunciates
mentions
pronounces
voices
announces
cites
exclaims
expresses
proclaims
verbalises
UK
verbalizes
US
vocalises
UK
vocalizes
US
affirms
airs
claims
declares
professes
relates
alleges
asserts
asseverates
attests
broadcasts
conveys
details
discloses
divulges
intimates
notes
opines
presses
promulgates
recites
relays
remarks
reports
vents
words
addresses
admits
advertises
advertizes
argues
avers
avouches
blurts
chatters
communicates
cries
delivers
denotes
enounces
explains
imparts
maintains
mouths
mumbles
mutters
offers
orates
outlines
phrases
pleads
predicates
presents
proposes
protests
publicises
UK
publicizes
US
purports
repeats
reveals
shouts
sounds
spills
spouts
testifies
vouches
blabs
chirps
clarifies
confesses
declaims
drawls
emphasises
UK
emphasizes
US
evinces
exposes
gabs
gases
indicates
intones
jaws
lips
modulates
murmurs
narrates
passes
perorates
pipes
quotes
reads
recounts
regurgitates
rehearses
retells
signals
soliloquizes
specifies
spiels
stresses
suggests
summarises
UK
summarizes
US
swears
translates
whispers
yaks
yammers
brings out
makes public
pops off
gives away
makes known
puts forth
puts into words
speaks about
talks about
comes out with
gets across
gives utterance to
gives voice to
puts across
puts forward
spells out
throws out
reels off
sounds out
gets off
makes clear
pipes up with
more ❯
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▲
To have or hold as an opinion or belief
opines
believes
thinks
supposes
reckons
guesses
imagines
conjectures
considers
presumes
assumes
suspects
feels
fancies
judges
surmises
gathers
deduces
expects
concludes
conceives
estimates
theorises
UK
theorizes
US
reasons
hypothesises
UK
hypothesizes
US
maintains
weens
takes it
has a feeling
has the feeling
gives opinion
expresses an opinion
takes as a hypothesis
passes judgment
allows
puts forward
figures
deems
holds
esteems
speculates
understands
infers
daresays
presupposes
regards
suspicions
gleans
senses
divines
dares say
views
adjudges
postulates
apprehends
suggests
assesses
has a hunch
takes for granted
realizes
US
accepts
realises
UK
holds that
ascertains
calls
determines
fathoms
guesstimates
ventures
takes it as given
has a sneaking suspicion
comes to the conclusion
finds
hazards a guess
has sneaking suspicion
discerns
intuits
premises
perceives
approximates
predicates
rates
grasps
comprehends
gets
places
recognizes
US
savvies
cognizes
trusts
takes
appreciates
tumbles to
sees
twigs
makes
thinks it likely
evaluates
recognises
UK
pretends
takes it as read
philosophises
UK
works out
draws the inference
takes as gospel truth
sizes up
takes a shot
catches on to
cottons on to
takes a stab
philosophizes
US
forms an opinion of
swears by
takes as read
takes stock in
posits
says
dreams
takes something as given
reads
considers it right
adjudicates
comes to the conclusion that
falls for
gets the idea
counts upon
thinks it likely that
bets
has an idea that
has as one's opinion
theorizes that
postulates that
observes
digs
appraises
notices
assimilates
notes
registers
groks
detects
deciphers
weighs up
knows
sums up
decodes
construes
fears
ventures a guess
risks assuming
disbelieves
has a suspicion
thinks it probable
has a sneaking feeling
harbors suspicion
has a foreboding
thinks probable
values
takes it for granted
swears
decides
sets
valuates
puts
ranks
counts
rules
numbers
buys
avers
credits
casts
classes
classifies
takes the view
looks on as being
views as being
classes as being
thinks of as being
regards as being
sets a figure on
forms an impression of
sees as being
forms opinion
laps up
entertains the idea
sets down
subscribes to the opinion
crosses heart
bets one's bottom dollar
sets store by
lays money on
swears up and down
hazards
anticipates
predicts
gauges
UK
implies
foresees
previsions
calculates
figures out
susses
forefeels
foreknows
discovers
picks
visualizes
US
visualises
UK
gages
US
has a sneaking suspicion of
thinks likely
jumps to a conclusion
gets the picture
dreams up
takes a stab at
goes out on a limb
makes a guess at
dare-says
latches on to
makes an estimate of
takes a shot at
cooks up
picks out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To declare to be untrue
refutes
denies
repudiates
contradicts
rejects
gainsays
disclaims
disavows
disaffirms
negates
disowns
disconfirms
rebuts
negatives
opposes
disallows
counters
contests
disputes
contravenes
cancels
crushes
exposes
cancels out
argues against
shows up
tears down
blows sky high
declares to be untrue
gives thumbs down to
takes a stand against
replies to
take issue with
argues
debunks
challenges
disproves
controverts
addresses
questions
examines
queries
discredits
moots
answers
canvasses
altercates
invalidates
bandies
canvases
wrangles
confutes
squelches
pettifogs
quashes
debates
proves false
disagrees with
argues about
objects to
contends over
proves wrong
calls into question
differs with
agitates against
dissents against
hammers away at
puts up argument
quibbles about
quibbles over
picks a bone
proves to be wrong
protests against
proves to be false
argues the pros and cons of
picks an argument with
shows to be wrong
shows to be false
shoots down
bandies words concerning
shoots full of holes
shoots down in flames
wonders about
has an argument about
blows out of the water
belies
explodes
gives the lie to
confounds
falsifies
drives a coach and horses through
blows sky-high
demolishes
busts
knocks the bottom out of
undermines
disagrees
declares untrue
impugns
crosses
traverses
breaks
overturns
nullifies
disbelieves
disacknowledges
dissents from
makes a nonsense of
reverses
punctures
deflates
weakens
infirms
overthrows
calls in question
rebuffs
takes back
doubts
blows up
finds unfounded
pokes holes in
throws out
not buys
sets aside
has bone to pick
renounces
annuls
bucks
forswears
compromises
ridicules
counteracts
counterbalances
discards
resists
retorts
says the opposite of
fights
oppugns
confronts
withstands
conflicts with
picks holes in
proves impossible
puts paid to
responds
combats
proves unsound
naysays
cuts down to size
backtalks
runs counter to
discounts
vanquishes
silences
subverts
defeats
squashes
undoes
deflects
flies in the face of
argues with
brushes aside
shows in its true light
shoots holes in
deceives
gives lie to
refuses to accept
knocks bottom out of
puts an end to
shuts up
knocks props out
raises doubts about
counterclaims
does for
puts down
brings to naught
pooh-poohs
casts doubt on
renders null and void
puts under suspicion
parries
pokes full of holes
retaliates against
pleads against
defends against
defends oneself against
retracts
recants
backpedals
withsays
spurns
takes exception to
more ❯
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▲
To deal with (something), usually effectively
plays
addresses
handles
manages
fields
maneuvers
US
manoeuvres
UK
negotiates
hacks
manipulates
swings
treats
takes
contends with
copes with
grapples with
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