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

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

The causal story is still contested, and honesty requires saying so. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

Although the Supreme Court’s power to overrule Congress is now broadly accepted, it was bitterly contested for more than a century. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Still, the reaction illustrates how contested the memory trade has become. — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

The bout ran eight rounds at two minutes each, contested at a super heavyweight limit of 110 kilograms. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The investment comes as militaries are placing greater emphasis on electronic warfare, airborne sensing and the ability to operate in environments where communications and radar systems may be contested. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026