uncontested
adjective
un·con·test·ed
| \ ˌən-kən-ˈte-stəd
, -ˈkän-ˌte-\
, -ˈkän-ˌte-\
Definition of uncontested
: not disputed or challenged : not contested
the uncontested winner an uncontested election an uncontested divorce an uncontested layup in basketball
Examples of uncontested in a Sentence
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On August 11th nobody actually won or lost office: the vote was technically a primary and the main candidates were uncontested in their parties. — The Economist, "Argentina faces the prospect of another default," 15 Aug. 2019 Bend city Councilor Nathan Boddie won an uncontested Democratic primary. — Gary A. Warner | Bend Bulletin, oregonlive.com, "Knute Buehler reappears on political scene to keep Bend House seat from going Democratic," 2 Aug. 2019 The divorce was uncontested and as part of it, Craddock paid a lump sum of $25,000, court records show. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Virginia Beach releases letter sent before shooting rampage," 3 June 2019 Hardy rained down one uncontested right hand to the head after another until referee Dan Miragliotta waved things off. — Dave Doyle, MMA Junkie, "UFC on ESPN 4 results: Greg Hardy rolls over Juan Adams," 20 July 2019 Portland allowed Sky Blue midfielder Elizabeth Eddy to send an uncontested cross through the box to an open Imani Dorsey in the 69th minute of Saturday’s game. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "Portland Thorns look to rebound against first place North Carolina Courage," 9 Aug. 2019 The railroad commission routinely approves thousands of uncontested flaring permits a year after energy companies state there’s no available pipeline. — Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, "Texas Oil and Gas Regulators Allow Flaring Even Though Pipeline Could Carry Natural Gas," 7 Aug. 2019 Like many great men, Nkrumah’s legacy is not uncontested. — Akwasi Kwarteng Amoako-gyampah, Quartz Africa, "The “tragic error” that led to Kwame Nkrumah becoming one of Africa’s great independence leaders," 7 Aug. 2019 And if nations were neatly bounded entities, each settled in an uncontested territory with ample resources and cultural consensus, perhaps such a world might have come into being. — Daniel Luban, The New Republic, "The Man Behind National Conservatism," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uncontested.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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uncontested
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of uncontested
: not having or involving disagreement, argument, or opposition
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