Contract, bargain, compact, pact, treaty, entente, convention, cartel, concordat designate an agreement reached after negotiation and ending in an exchange of promises between the parties concerned.
Category: Synonyms
Continue vs Last vs Endure vs Abide vs Persist
Continue, last, endure, abide, persist are comparable when meaning to remain indefinitely in existence or in a given condition or course.
Continuation vs Continuance vs Continuity
Continuation, continuance, continuity are often confused, especially when meaning the quality, the act, or the state of continuing or of being continued or an instance revealing such a quality, action, or state.
Continual vs Continuous vs Constant vs Incessant vs Unremitting vs Perpetual vs Perennial
Continual, continuous, constant, incessant, unremitting, perpetual, perennial are comparable when meaning characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence over a relatively long period of time.
Contest vs Conflict vs Combat vs Fight vs Affray vs Fray
Contest, conflict, combat, fight, affray, fray denote a battle between opposing forces for supremacy, for power, or for possessions.
Contend vs Fight vs Battle vs War
Contend, fight, battle, war come into comparison when they mean to strive in opposition to someone or something.
Contemptible vs Despicable vs Pitiable vs Sorry vs Scurvy vs Cheap vs Beggarly vs Shabby
Contemptible, despicable, pitiable, sorry, scurvy, cheap, beggarly, shabby are comparable when they mean arousing or deserving scorn or disdain.
Contemporary vs Contemporaneous vs Coeval vs Coetaneous vs Synchronous vs Simultaneous vs Coincident vs Concomitant vs Concurrent
Contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, coetaneous, synchronous, simultaneous, coincident, concomitant, concurrent are comparable when they mean existing, living, or occurring at the same time.
Contaminate vs Taint vs Attaint vs Pollute vs Defile
Contaminate, taint, attaint, pollute, defile mean to debase by making impure or unclean.
Contain vs Hold vs Accommodate
Contain, hold, accommodate denote to have or be capable of having within.
Contact vs Touch
Contact, touch mean the state or fact of coming into direct connection or close association with someone or something.
Consummate vs Finished vs Accomplished
Consummate, finished, accomplished are comparable when meaning brought to completion or perfection.