uncontested

adjective

un·​con·​test·​ed ˌən-kən-ˈte-stəd 

-ˈkän-ˌte-

: not disputed or challenged : not contested

the uncontested winner

an uncontested election

an uncontested divorce

an uncontested layup in basketball

Examples of uncontested in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Lynx boss was assessed her second technical foul of the game with 21.8 seconds left — and had to be restrained by other coaches — after Alyssa Thomas stole a ball from Napheesa Collier and drove in for an uncontested layup to, basically, ice the game. —Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025

According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, Brunson and Anik agreed to an uncontested divorce, eliminating the need for further legal involvement. —Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025

Yet had Alyssa Thomas made an uncontested layup with three seconds left in regulation, Phoenix would have won. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2025

While last year’s post-strike Emmys felt a little half-hearted with Shōgun waltzing to an uncontested Best Drama Series win, this year’s a lot more competitive. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontested

• manifested
• rearrested
• reinvested
• undigested
• uninvested
• unmolested
• arrested
• attested
• congested
• contested
• detested
• digested