UNCONTESTED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

uncontested

adjective

Definition of uncontested

as in unchallenged

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Recent Examples of uncontested This cycle, Scudder, with help from the political-action committee Texas Majority, set out to make sure that no race in the state went uncontested, and successfully recruited candidates for each of a hundred and thirty-seven seats. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 Late in the second quarter of a game the Spurs would go on to win 126-97, Champagnie took off for what looked to be an uncontested baseline slam. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Rashee Rice has 71 receiving yards save for his 31-yard uncontested catch-and-run while the Colts were guarding the end zone and letting the clock expire. — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 The Lynx — playing their backups — finally cut the deficit to single digits late in the third and when Aari McDonald drove past a defender for an uncontested layup, the deficit was 71-64 at the end of three. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncontested

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontested

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For the record, the other aldermen running unchallenged are Peter Chico, 10th, Nicole Lee, 11th, Raymond Lopez, 15th, Ronnie Mosley, 21st, Samantha Nugent 39th, Anthony Napolitano, 41st, and Debra Silverstein, 50th.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
The Students' List movement swept the parliamentary election on Sunday against Vucic's right-wing Serbian Progressive Party, which has ruled unchallenged for 14 years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of unchallenged

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The Sky Rooftop restaurant is the property’s undisputed star with jaw-dropping panoramas of the lake, mountains, and city that surround it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Evercore's middle scenario assumes a divided Congress, an undisputed election and no military escalation in Iran, putting the year-end S & P 500 target at 7,750, a little less than 3% above Monday's close.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026