contending

As a verb contending

is .

As a noun contending

is contention.

As an adjective contentious is

marked by heated arguments or controversy.

Contending is a related term of aggressive.

As a verb contending

is .

As a noun contending

is contention.

As an adjective aggressive is

tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking.

As nouns the difference between contending and belligerent

is that contending is contention while belligerent is a state or other armed participant in warfare.

As a verb contending

is .

As an adjective belligerent is

engaged in warfare, warring.

As nouns the difference between contending and contention

is that contending is contention while contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.

As a verb contending

is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between rival and contending

is that rival is a competitor (person, team, company, etc) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor while contending is contention.

As verbs the difference between rival and contending

is that rival is to oppose or compete with while contending is .

As an adjective rival

is having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

Competitive is a synonym of contending.

As an adjective competitive

is .

As a verb contending is

.

As a noun contending is

contention.

Opposing is a related term of contending.

As verbs the difference between opposing and contending

is that opposing is while contending is .

As an adjective opposing

is that opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.

As a noun contending is

contention.

Contending is a related term of combative.

As a verb contending

is .

As a noun contending

is contention.

As an adjective combative is

given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

As verbs the difference between competing and contending

is that competing is present participle of lang=en while contending is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective competing

is being in the state of competition (often unintentionally.

As a noun contending is

contention.

As verbs the difference between contending and fighting

is that contending is present participle of lang=en while fighting is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between contending and fighting

is that contending is contention while fighting is a fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight.

As an adjective fighting is

engaged in war or other conflict.