Synonym: arguing, argument, competition, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, rivalry, tilt. Similar words: a bone of contention, contentious, intention, pay attention to, constitutional convention, content, contentment, discontentment. Meaning: [kən'tenʃn] 
n. 1. a point asserted as part of an argument 2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement 3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize.
n. 1. a point asserted as part of an argument 2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement 3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize. 
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61 Not that this is the only bone of contention between them, no, not by a long chalk.
62 Churchill had been the latest bone of contention, as he had begun to make public speeches which Chamberlain clearly found embarrassing.
63 No one could argue with the contention that 1996 was the year of the independent film.
64 No wonder his theory of evolution remains, today, a visceral point of contention.
65 Evidence to support the contention that this approach benefited low-income residents of cities or resolved social problems is notably lacking.sentencedict.com
66 Even a diminished Magic should be enough to propel the Lakers into championship contention.
67 Three penalties by Hobbs kept Bradford firmly in contention and another soon after the interval levelled the scores at 8-8.
68 The knockout loss to Lewis, which came in the sixth round, seemed to put him out of title contention.
69 In this sense political activity has to do with non-violent contention within an ordered framework.
70 The respondent's contention is that there is a difference between a public and a private Act.
71 The 21-year-old defender will be in contention for the team to face Halifax at the McCain Stadium tomorrow.
72 That contention was supported by what happened in Game 3 at Jacobs Field[sentencedict.com], which began in the late afternoon.
73 Mr. Atkins My hon. Friend is living proof of his own contention.
74 Trifling though they may appear, these are the conventionally cited points of contention between the Celtic and Roman churches.
75 This critique of utilitarianism would seem to support Gandhi's contention that in comparison with sarvodaya utilitarianism shows a lack of dignity and humanity.
76 A key area of contention is the call for the wilderness to be opened to oil and gas drilling.
77 A third main cause of contention between the two parties was foreign policy.
78 The contention is that presidential power should be implied from the aggregate of his powers under the Constitution.
79 Few cliches are used as improperly as the contention that a certain event marks the end of an era.
80 This is, of course, a point of contention which will not be pursued here but is useful to bear in mind.
81 Personal appearances always seemed to be a bone of contention.
82 Heading into the last weekend of the regular season, a record 17 out of 28 teams remain in play-off contention.
83 For such a contention there would seem to be not a shred of evidence.
84 The way we manage money has been the only real bone of contention between us.
85 Most Keynesians, therefore, dispute the contention that changes in interest rates directly affect the price level.
86 The failure to reach agreement came after a day of turmoil in Kashmir, the main bone of contention.
87 Mr Zhao's fate, and by association his legacy, have become a big bone of contention in the leadership.
88 Such a contention is, of course, unprovable, since all the evidence is circumstantial and associative.
89 There are still six teams in contention for the playoffs.
90 Although it is by no means certain that the courts would uphold such a contention, groups should nevertheless exercise care in this area.
More similar words: a bone of contention, contentious, intention, pay attention to, constitutional convention, content, contentment, discontentment, attention, abstention, distention, intervention, convention, conventional, unconventional, contend, continent, contingent, subcontinent, pretentious, mention, contribution, invention, pretentiousness, prevention, contradiction, confrontation, contamination, conscientious, not to mention.