Vie vs Contest - What's the difference?

Contest is a synonym of vie.

In intransitive terms the difference between vie and contest

is that vie is to rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something while contest is to contend.

In transitive terms the difference between vie and contest

is that vie is to do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy while contest is to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

As a noun contest is

controversy; debate.

vie

English

Verb

To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

Her suitors were all vying for her attention.

* Addison

In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed in such a way of life as to vie with the best of their family.

(archaic) To rival (something), etc.

* 1608 , William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra [http://www.rhymezone.com/r/gwic.cgi?Path=shakespeare/tragedies/antonyandcleopatra/v_ii//&Word=to+vie+strange+forms+with+fancy;+yet,+to+imagine#w]

But, if there be, or ever were, one such, / It's past the size of dreaming: nature wants stuff / To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imagine / An Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, / Condemning shadows quite.

To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

* Shakespeare

She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast.

* Milton

Nor was he set over us to vie wisdom with his Parliament, but to be guided by them.

* Herbert

And vying malice with my gentleness, / Pick quarrels with their only happiness.

To stake; to wager.

(Ben Jonson)

To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

Synonyms

* battle * compete * oppose

Antonyms

* concede * reconcile

Anagrams

* * ----

contest

English

Noun

(uncountable) Controversy; debate.

no contest

(uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.

(countable) A competition.

The child entered the spelling contest .

Synonyms

* (controversy) controversy, debate, discussion * (combat) battle, combat, fight * (competition) competition, pageant

Derived terms

(Terms derived from the noun "contest") * contest shape * fashion contest * no contest * pissing contest * popularity contest * wet t-shirt contest * will contest

Verb

(en verb)

To contend.

I will contest for the open seat on the board.

* Alexander Pope

Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest ?

* Bishop Burnet

The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.

To call into question; to oppose.

The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

* J. D. Morell

Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequently repeated, few more contested than this.

To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

The troops contested every inch of ground.

(legal) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.

Synonyms

* (contend) compete, contend, go in for * (oppose) call into question, oppose

Antonyms

* (oppose) support