uncontested
Britishadjective
Explanation
Something that's uncontested is either accepted as being true or valid, or it has no challenger, like an uncontested election in which only one candidate is running for dog catcher. In the United States, it's been a long time since we've had an uncontested presidential election, which happened when George Washington ran in 1789 and 1792 and no one chose to oppose him. When a fact is uncontested, it means everyone agrees it's true, and an uncontested idea raises no objections: "Since my suggestion to hold a Comic Con at school is uncontested by the Student Council, let's send it on to the administration."
Example Sentences
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Too often attacking kicks went uncontested and England's front row came under pressure at the scrum.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Murphy’s third colleague who also represents District 43, Republican State Sen. Jeff Barta, campaigned alongside him in 2022 as part of a unified Republican ticket when the primary election was uncontested.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
Alibaba can’t afford to let that happen uncontested.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has maintained for weeks that the U.S. has “complete, uncontested control of Iranian airspace” after destroying the country’s air defenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Here’s what’s so hard for us to understand today: The ruthless, paranoid Josef Stalin, by then the uncontested leader of the USSR, commanded a bizarre and absolute power over his people.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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