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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Imagine the reaction today if Hamlin doesn’t race hard and lets Wallace score the victory unchallenged.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
That is misinformation that cannot go unchallenged.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
If left unchallenged, the drones could be used to bomb high-value targets or even strike them at supersonic speed in suicide attacks.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The twin bases of the American experiment in political pluralism—the fable about the United States as a land of immigrants and the reality of unchallenged global primacy—are simultaneously crumbling.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
That is misinformation that cannot go unchallenged.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
If left unchallenged, the drones could be used to bomb high-value targets or even strike them at supersonic speed in suicide attacks.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The twin bases of the American experiment in political pluralism—the fable about the United States as a land of immigrants and the reality of unchallenged global primacy—are simultaneously crumbling.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchallenged. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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