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

Brown grabbed an uncontested offensive rebound and scored a putback layup after teammate Mohamed Wague missed a dunk. —Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026

The Village of Lannon seat, also up April 7, is uncontested because only one candidate, Jay Jones, filed to run, while incumbent Katie Streblow is not running for re-election. —Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Soon afterward, Koren and Cairns took the story to the scientific press, presenting their version as an uncontested medical revelation. —Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

Betts won the opening tip and Leger-Walker passed to Jaquez for an uncontested layup that got the Bruins off to the fast start their coach desired. —Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026

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