Synonyms of contested

contested

verb

past tense of contest

as in challenged

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of

vowed to contest the claim in court

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenged
• questioned
• disputed
• doubted
• impeached
• queried
• protested
• called in question
• oppugned
• opposed
• kicked (about)
• resisted
• fought
• mistrusted
• objected (to)
• combated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• believed
• embraced
• defended
• swallowed
• supported
• backed
• advocated
• promoted
• championed
• tolerated
• endured
• abided
• stomached

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contested

Legion targets contested airspace The system’s roots stretch back to Lockheed Martin’s earlier IRST work. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Half of the Duma's 450 seats are filled by party lists and the other half are contested in single-seat constituencies. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

That makes Irro’s offer of strategic and commercial access politically contested before any foreign government or company accepts it. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

It has always been contested by Zionists themselves, who are divided into different streams. — Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Michigan and a collection of environmental organizations contested whether an emergency existed. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Consequently, the type of projects the Fix Our Forests Act would expedite are far more controversial and contested in shrublands. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

What’s the appetite for bipartisan legislation if the election results are contested? — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

After a 14-year break in the action, Kansas and Missouri met in a revival of the Border War football series last season, a 42-31 Mizzou victory contested before a crowd of 57,321 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026