contemporaneous, a. [contemporary], synchionous, synchronal, coexistent.
contemporary, a. [contemporaneous], coeval.
contempt, n. [disdain], [scorn], contumely, [derision], [detestation], [disgrace], [reproach].
contemptible, a. [despicable], [abject].
contemptuous, a. [disdainful], supercilious, [scornful], [insolent], flouting, cynical, contumelious, [haughty].
contend, v. [struggle], [vie], wrestle, [combat], compete; [dispute], [maintain], [argue].
content, v. [satisfy], [appease], [gratify].
contented, a. [content], satisfied.
contention, n. [controversy], dissension, altercation, [quarrel], [dispute].
contentious, a. [disputatious], litigious, [quarrelsome]; dissentious, polemical.