Word: Contested
How to pronounce: kənˈtestɪd
Noun
Definitions:
1. An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality.
Example sentences: "A tennis contest"
Verb
Definitions:
1. Engage in competition to attain (a position of power)
Example sentences: "She declared her intention to contest the presidency"
2. Oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong.
Example sentences: "The former chairman contests his dismissal"
Synonyms:
contentious
debatable
arguable
controversial
disputable
questionable
moot
Antonyms:
undisputed
Derivations:
contestation
contest
contesting
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Contested in Other Languages...
Spanish: Disputado
German: Angefochten
French: Contester
Italian: Contestato
Turkish: Itiraz
