contested
Fought over fiercely
Contested describes something disputed or challenged.
A contested election has results that one side refuses to accept.
A contested divorce involves disagreement over terms.
In sports, a contested shot faces defensive pressure.
The word implies active opposition rather than mere doubt: The will was contested by the disinherited nephew.
Uncontested is the opposite.
Causing public dispute
- debatableOpen to question
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- arguableOpen to dispute
- disputableAble to be challenged
challenged · litigious · polemical · inconclusive · unsettled · unresolved · invalidated · overturned
Outer edge or limit
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- landEarth's solid surface
- regionIndefinite bounded area
zone · waters · airspace · sovereignty · jurisdiction · claim · occupation · annexation
Account of events
- historyRecord of past events
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
assumption · premise · thesis · orthodoxy · canon · discourse · revisionist · reexamined
Armed military engagement
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- foughtEngaged in conflict
- warArmed struggle between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
siege · skirmish · clash · confrontation · resistance · opposition · insurgency · uprising
Organized public voting
- raceCompetition of speed
- seatPlace for sitting
- matchGame between opponents
- championshipCompetition for top rank
title · tournament · playoff · finals · primary · runoff · ballot · nomination
controversial
Causing public dispute
- debatableOpen to question
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- arguableOpen to dispute
disputable · challenged · litigious · polemical · inconclusive · unsettled · unresolved · invalidated · overturned · appealed
border
Outer edge or limit
region · zone · waters · airspace · sovereignty · jurisdiction · claim · occupation · annexation · encroachment
narrative
Account of events
- historyRecord of past events
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
claim · assumption · premise · thesis · orthodoxy · canon · discourse · revisionist · reexamined · challenged
battle
Armed military engagement
combat · siege · skirmish · clash · confrontation · resistance · opposition · insurgency · uprising · rebellion
election
Organized public voting
championship · title · tournament · playoff · finals · primary · runoff · ballot · nomination · bid
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
- validityvalid, invalid, true, false, correct
- skepticismdoubt, skeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful
- authenticityauthentic, genuine, real, fake, counterfeit
contesteduncontested
Facing no rivals
undisputed · unchallenged · agreed · accepted · unquestioned
contesteduncontested
Facing no rivals
surrendered · conceded · forfeited · yielded · abandoned
contestedindisputable
Impossible to contest
incontrovertible · settled · agreed · established · proven
- no contestUneven match or plea
- beauty contestCompetition judging appearance
- staring contestUnblinking visual standoff
- talent contestCompetition displaying abilities
- pissing contestPetty competitive display
- eating contestFood quantity race
contest, contestant, contests, contesting, uncontested, contestable, contestation, contester