undefeated

adjective

un·​de·​feat·​ed ˌən-di-ˈfē-təd How to pronounce undefeated (audio)
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Synonyms of undefeatednext
: not defeated : not having suffered a defeat
an undefeated team/player
: not including any losses or defeats
an undefeated season
a team with an undefeated record

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Under Brown, the Knicks have become the NBA’s hottest team, carrying an undefeated streak of more than a month into the Finals. Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 Mendoza finished his coursework at Berkeley in three years before transferring to Indiana last year, leading the Hoosiers to an undefeated regular season, the Big Ten title and the national championship in South Florida against his hometown school, Miami. Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 24 May 2026 According to those reports, Pakistan Air Force J-10CE fighter jets faced Qatar’s Eurofighter Typhoons in a series of mock aerial engagements and emerged undefeated. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026 Orgeron guided the Tigers to an undefeated national championship season in 2019 with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow at the helm. Matt Schubert, New York Times, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for undefeated

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undefeated was circa 1775

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“Undefeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undefeated. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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