CONTESTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contested mean? 

• CONTESTED (adjective)
  The adjective CONTESTED has 1 sense:

1. disputed or made the object of contention or competition

  Familiarity information: CONTESTED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTESTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Disputed or made the object of contention or competition

Classified under:

Participial adjectives

Context example:

a contested election

Antonym:

uncontested (not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition)

Participle:

contest (to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation)

 Context examples 

I contested myself with the fore crosstrees, some seventy feet above the deck.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Finally, however, Challenger, bent upon proving some point which Summerlee had contested, thrust his head over the rock and nearly brought destruction upon us all.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I give it a slip,” said Berkeley Craven, and the men walked to their corners, amidst a general shout of applause for a spirited and well-contested opening round.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The English played well, but the Americans played better, and contested every inch of the ground as strongly as if the spirit of '76 inspired them. Jo and Fred had several skirmishes and once narrowly escaped high words. Jo was through the last wicket and had missed the stroke, which failure ruffled her a good deal. Fred was close behind her and his turn came before hers. He gave a stroke, his ball hit the wicket, and stopped an inch on the wrong side. No one was very near, and running up to examine, he gave it a sly nudge with his toe, which put it just an inch on the right side.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)