unchallenged

adjective un·chal·lenged \ ˌən-ˈcha-lənjd \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Definition of unchallenged

: not questioned, disputed, or opposed : not challenged

an unchallenged assumption

unchallenged authority

… modes of thinking that have gone unchallenged since the time of Newton, Descartes, and even Aristotle.
—James Bailey

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Recent Examples of unchallenged from the Web

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, said that a review by its historians found problems with assertions in last week’s agreement that were presented as unchallenged facts.

— noga tarnopolsky, latimes.com, "Israel's Holocaust memorial says agreement between Israeli and Polish leaders includes deceptions," 5 July 2018
But on Thursday morning, a Texas Tribune reporter initially walked unchallenged into the central administrative building on the BCFS campus, where children with wristbands and water bottles were lined up in the hallway.

— david yaffe-bellany, star-telegram, "Next to shelter, church's congregation defends family separations," 3 July 2018
In Pakistan judges who do not follow the law go unchallenged, says Sarah Zaman, who campaigns for women’s rights.

— The Economist, "Victims of rape in South Asia face further violation from the courts," 28 June 2018
The gunman took an Uber to the school and walked in the open gate, unchallenged.

— megan o'matz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Mother of slain Stoneman Douglas student to get school district security post," 22 June 2018
Those advanced drones have been flown into the radar arrays of Saudi Arabia’s Patriot missile batteries, according to Conflict Armament Research, disabling them and allowing the Houthis to fire ballistic missiles into the kingdom unchallenged.

— Washington Post, "Saudi-led coalition displays Yemeni arms allegedly from Iran," 19 June 2018
On Thursday, Charles's youngest brother Cyril joined forces with former Neville Brothers band bad, bad bassist Daryl Johnson to summon up the kind of fiery funk that made the Uptown Rulers an unchallenged powerhouse in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

— doug maccash, NOLA.com, "Jazz Fest 2018: Thinking of Charles Neville," 6 May 2018
The stories of the Confederacy and its generals shouldn’t have an unchallenged monopoly on the discussion.

— benjamin powers, Smithsonian, "In the Shadow of Stone Mountain," 4 May 2018
Roma’s defense looked out of sorts when Nainggolan misplaced a pass early on and Roberto Firmino set up Mane for an unchallenged goal — the first that Roma has conceded at home in this season’s Champions League.

— andrew dampf, BostonGlobe.com, "Liverpool advances to Champions League final," 2 May 2018

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