quarterfinal

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noun

quar·​ter·​fi·​nal ˌkwȯ(r)-tər-ˈfī-nᵊl 

1

quarterfinals plural : a quarterfinal round

2

: a quarterfinal match

quarterfinalist

ˌkwȯ(r)-tər-ˈfī-nᵊl-ist 

noun

quarterfinal

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adjective

1

: immediately preceding the semifinal in an elimination tournament

2

: of or participating in a quarterfinal

Examples of quarterfinal in a Sentence

Noun

He lost in the quarterfinal.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The slate includes five group-stage games, one Round of 32 fixture and the first quarterfinal on July 9. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025

If the playoffs started today, the Mater Dei’s foe could be Santa Margarita in the quarterfinals. —Dan Albano, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025

Adjective

Among the seven matches that will be played at Gillette Stadium in the Boston suburb of Foxborough, there will be five group stage matches, one match in the round of 32 and a quarterfinal match on July 9. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025

But Canada could not avoid suffering just a second loss in its last 10 matches, with an ugly Gold Cup quarterfinal exit against Guatemala the sole prior blemish on an otherwise sterling last six months. —Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for quarterfinal

• anticlinal
• entorhinal
• isoclinal
• polyvinyl
• transvaginal
• affinal
• anginal
• synclinal
• vaginal
• final
• pinal
• spinal