unchallenged
adjective
un·chal·lenged
ˌən-ˈcha-lənjd 
: 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.—
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But while Trump is buffeted by the movements of stock and bond markets, the concerns of big-business backers, dissenting voices within his own White House, and public opinion, Xi governs unchallenged and is largely insulated from such hour-to-hour pressures.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Western Europe reveals the devastating outcomes of unchallenged Islamism.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Don’t let abusive managers and coworkers go unchallenged.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
In that cycle, most incumbents went unchallenged for their district council seats, but Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara notably became the first incumbents to be knocked off in a primary in roughly four decades, after their legal and ethical lapses.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Western Europe reveals the devastating outcomes of unchallenged Islamism.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Don’t let abusive managers and coworkers go unchallenged.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
In that cycle, most incumbents went unchallenged for their district council seats, but Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara notably became the first incumbents to be knocked off in a primary in roughly four decades, after their legal and ethical lapses.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchallenged. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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