UNCONTESTED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

uncontested

adjective

Definition of uncontested

as in unchallenged

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Recent Examples of uncontested Similarly, incumbent Karen Holman was uncontested for the Ward 5 seat, which encompasses areas of East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View and Palo Alto. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026 In Northern Ireland, where there’s no such thing as uncontested fact, this would be a slippery process, akin to pinning down a Lough Neagh eel. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Facing no one but the goalkeeper, Moshobane sailed an uncontested shot from 18 yards over the top of the net. — Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026 But after Jhon Cordoba fell to the ground in search of a penalty, the ball dribbling uncontested towards Munoz’s right-hand side, the defender fired the ball towards the far corner — a tiny deflection of Steve Kapuadi’s boot completely wrongfooting Mpasi. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncontested

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontested

Adjective

The jury convicted Snyder on the IRS charge, which involved his personal business and not his duties as mayor at the time, and that conviction had remained unchallenged.

— Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Dazed but also smiling, the remnant no doubt of a megalomania that ran unchallenged for too long.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of unchallenged

Adjective

Establishment Democrats Stevens was the undisputed choice of the Democratic Establishment.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
The Ukrainian then went up to heavyweight in an era of giants in the division and beat everyone of note — despite being smaller than most, at 6ft 3in — to become undisputed again.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of undisputed

Adjective

Perhaps most importantly, the brothers had an indisputable chemistry, both in the studio and bounding around racks of equipment on stage.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
Betty Parsons’s importance in postwar American art history as a fearless, groundbreaking art dealer is indisputable.

— John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026