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contested

/kəntˈɛstəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
con-test-ed
IPA
/kəntˈɛstəd/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Controversial; contentious; debated.

verb

simple past and past participle of contest

Inflected Forms

more contested (comparative) most contested (superlative)

Derived Forms

incontested noncontested uncontested

Rhymes With

invested rested congested ingested nested breasted chested

Questions

How do you pronounce contested?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəntˈɛstəd/.
What does contested mean?
Controversial; contentious; debated.

How to pronounce contested

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