Meanings
adjectivecontested (comparative more contested, superlative most contested)
comparative more contested · superlative most contested
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of contest
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedisputed or made the object of contention or competition
Opposite
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish contendido
- contendidocontroversial
Cite this entry
APA
contested. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contested
MLA
“contested.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contested. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contested,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contested.
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