contested

1. 1.

   disputed or made the object of contention or competition

   “a contested election”

   Antonymsuncontested

Questions about contested

What does contested mean?

contested means "disputed or made the object of contention or competition".

How many syllables are in contested?

contested has 3 syllables: con-tes-ted. The stress falls on "tes". In IPA it is /kənˈtɛstəd/.

What is the opposite of contested?

The recorded antonyms are uncontested.

Is contested a common word?

contested is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.