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Antonyms

discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, malcontent, unhappy

2content verb : to appease the desires of : SATISFY; especially : to limit (oneself) in requirements or actions

Synonyms

delight, gladden, gratify, please, rejoice, satisfy, suit, warm—more at PLEASE

3content noun : the quality or state of being contented : CONTENTMENT

4content noun 1 : something contained <~s of a room>

2 : subject matter or topics treated (as in a book)

3 : material (as text or music) offered by a Web site

4 : essential meaning or significance

5 : the amount of material contained

6 : the ability to hold, receive, or accommodate

Synonyms

matter, motif, motive, question, subject, theme, topic—more at MATTER

con·tent·ed adjective : easy in mind : satisfied esp. with one's lot in life

— con·tent·ed·ly adverb

Synonyms

content, happy, pleased—more at CONTENT

con·tent·ed·ness noun : the quality or state of being contented

Synonyms

content, contentment, gratification, happiness, pleasure, satisfaction

con·ten·tion noun 1 : CONTEST, STRIFE

2 : an idea or point for which a person argues

Synonyms

argument, assertion, thesis; also hypothesis, theory; proposal, proposition; assumption, presupposition, supposition; position, stand

con·ten·tious adjective : exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes

— con·ten·tious·ly adverb

Synonyms

argumentative, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy—more at ARGUMENTATIVE

con·tent·ment noun : ease of mind : SATISFACTION

Synonyms

delectation, delight, enjoyment, gladness, gratification, pleasure, relish, satisfaction—more at PLEASURE

con·ter·mi·nous adjective : having the same or a common boundary

— con·ter·mi·nous·ly adverb

1contest verb 1 : to engage in a struggle or competition : COMPETE, VIE

2 : to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation : CHALLENGE, DISPUTE

Synonyms

challenge, dispute, query, question—more at CHALLENGE

2contest noun : a struggle for superiority or victory

Synonyms

bout, competition, event, game, match, meet, tournament—more at GAME

battle, combat, conflict, confrontation, duel, face-off, rivalry, struggle, tug-of-war, warfare; also showdown; contention, discord, friction, strife; controversy, debate, disagreement

con·tes·tant noun : one that participates in a contest

Synonyms

challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival—more at COMPETITOR

con·text noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L contextus connection of words, coherence, fr. contexere to weave together]

: the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and help to explain its meaning; also : the circumstances surrounding an act or event

— con·tex·tu·al·ly adverb

con·ti·gu·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being contiguous

Synonyms

closeness, immediacy, nearness, proximity—more at PROXIMITY

con·tig·u·ous adjective : being in contact : TOUCHING; also : ADJOINING

Synonyms

adjacent, adjoining, touching—more at ADJACENT

con·ti·nence noun 1 : SELF-RESTRAINT; especially : a refraining from sexual intercourse

2 : the ability to retain urine or feces voluntarily

1continent adjective : exercising continence

2continent noun 1 : any of the great divisions of land on the globe

2 cap : the continent of Europe

1continental adjective 1 : of or relating to a continent; especially often cap : of or relating to the continent of Europe

2 often cap : of or relating to the colonies later forming the U.S.

3 : of or relating to cuisine based on classical European cooking

2continental noun 1 often cap : a soldier in the Continental army

2 : EUROPEAN

continental drift noun : a hypothetical slow movement of the continents over a fluid layer deep within the earth

continental shelf noun : a shallow submarine plain forming a border to a continent

continental slope noun : a usu. steep slope from a continental shelf to the ocean floor