undefeated

adjective un·de·feat·ed \ ˌən-di-ˈfē-təd , -dē- \

|Updated on: 26 Jul 2018

Definition of undefeated

: not defeated : not having suffered a defeat

an undefeated team/player

: not including any losses or defeats

an undefeated season

a team with an undefeated record

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Anderson, a safety, won two Super Bowls and was one of the anchors of the Dolphins' No-Name defense from the undefeated 1972 season.

— jordan mcpherson, miamiherald, "The Miami Dolphins will honor six of the best players in franchise history this season," 10 July 2018
Like Alabama, Clemson has not one but two quarterbacks capable of leading the Tigers to an undefeated regular season and College Football Playoff berth.

— jake lourim, The Courier-Journal, "Here's how Louisville football could actually beat Clemson in 2018," 10 July 2018
This time, a virtual version of the 22-year-old, who helped power the team to an undefeated season despite having his left hand amputated at four years old, is featured in the trailer for Madden NFL ‘19.

— marco santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Tampa company brings on-demand home-service app to Orlando," 21 June 2018
John’s Northwestern finished an undefeated season by rampaging his way to the 132-pound state championship.

— jr radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Here are the teams and athletes from Milwaukee area who won state titles in 2017-18," 20 June 2018
Ryan Land, now at Florida Tech, captured 72 percent of his faceoffs to lead the Lions to an undefeated season in 2015.

— tim schwartz, Howard County Times, "Howard senior Felix Knorr faces off as boys lacrosse Player of the Year," 13 June 2018
Tennessee ascended to No. 1 and held on to the top spot thanks to a miracle win against then-undefeated Arkansas on Nov. 14.

— andy staples, SI.com, "The Chaos and Consequences of the BCS, 20 Years After Its Inaugural Season," 9 July 2018
When he was arrested, Tanner was an undefeated light heavyweight boxer from Gary who had made it on to ESPN.

— becky jacobs, Post-Tribune, "Gary boxer convicted of leading gang was denied clemency by Obama, now seeks release under Trump," 6 July 2018
With the undefeated, 9-0, Kansas City Chiefs coming to Paul Brown Stadium, Chad Johnson issued a guarantee his upstart Bengals would pull the upset.

— paul dehner jr., Cincinnati.com, "The No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals play of the last 30 years: Peter Warrick's return upends KC," 5 July 2018

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