undefeated

adjective

un·​de·​feat·​ed ˌən-di-ˈfē-təd How to pronounce undefeated (audio)
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: 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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With his third team in just three years, Jones remains undefeated as the Niners’ signal-caller in place of an injured Brock Purdy. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Had Pierce been in the same situation, the Colts may very well still have an undefeated record. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 If Paschal and Heights can stay undefeated, which is a likely scenario, an extremely high stakes Battle of the Bonfire rivalry game to end the regular season could come to fruition. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025 Football watchers are stacking up losses on their betting slips and fantasy records, but after every one of these aesthetically bankrupt displays, Nick Sirianni strides to the podium as coach of an undefeated team. J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undefeated

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undefeated was circa 1775

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“Undefeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undefeated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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