unbeaten

adjective

un·​beat·​en ˌən-ˈbē-tᵊn How to pronounce unbeaten (audio)
1
: not pounded or beaten : not whipped
2
: not traversed : untrodden
3
: not defeated

Examples of unbeaten in a Sentence

The team is unbeaten so far this season. He remains unbeaten in his career.
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Georgia Tech, Virginia and SMU are all unbeaten in ACC play, and none of them play each other. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 Week 8 highlights include Acalanes beating Campolindo in a matchup between unbeaten teams, Los Gatos getting a signature win at Wilcox, California turning back San Ramon Valley and more. Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025 Commonwealth foes square off in a key Sun Belt Conference East matchup on Saturday as the James Madison Dukes (5-1) look to remain unbeaten in conference play against the visiting Old Dominion Monarchs (4-2). Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 The proverbial wakeup call for an unbeaten UM team that fell hard to the very good yet unranked Cards, and now will fall hard in the next polls. Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unbeaten

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unbeaten was in the 13th century

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“Unbeaten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeaten. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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unbeaten

adjective
un·​beat·​en ˌən-ˈbēt-ᵊn How to pronounce unbeaten (audio)
1
: not pounded, beaten, or whipped
2
: not defeated

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