Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Disputed or challenged: Describes something that is the subject of disagreement, opposition, or competition, rather than being accepted or settled without question.
   • Made the object of contention: Refers to a situation, result, or right that is actively argued over or competed for by opposing parties.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The election results were contested, leading to a lengthy recount.
  • The will was contested by family members who felt they were treated unfairly.
  • It was a fiercely contested match, with both teams playing exceptionally well.

Advanced Usage

• "Hotly contested": Intensely or vigorously disputed.
  • The championship title was hotly contested until the final seconds of the game.
• "Legally contested": Challenged through formal legal procedures.
  • The contract's validity was legally contested in court.

Variants and Related Words

• Contest (verb/noun): To dispute or challenge; a competition or struggle.
  • Verb: He decided to contest the parking ticket.
  • Noun: She entered a writing contest.
• Contestable (adjective): Capable of being disputed or argued.
  • The theory is contestable and open to debate.
• Contestation (noun): The act of disputing or challenging; controversy.
  • There was much contestation over the new policy.

Synonyms

• Disputed: Argued about; called into question.
• Challenged: Formally questioned the validity of.
• Debated: Discussed with opposing arguments; disputed.

Antonyms

• Uncontested: Not disputed or challenged; accepted without opposition.
• Undisputed: Not questioned or doubted; generally accepted.
• Settled: Resolved and no longer argued about.

Related Phrases

• To be up for contest: To be available or subject to competition or dispute.
  • The leadership position is up for contest this year.
• A matter of contest: An issue that is being disputed.
  • The property's boundary has long been a matter of contest between the neighbors.

Adjective

1. disputed or made the object of contention or competition
   • a contested election