undefeated

adjective

un·​de·​feat·​ed ˌən-di-ˈfē-təd How to pronounce undefeated (audio)
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Synonyms of undefeatednext
: 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

Examples of undefeated in a Sentence

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The Huskies are the lone undefeated team left in women's college basketball. Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026 San Diego City College finished the first half of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference season with a perfect 8-0 record while the MiraCosta College women remain the only undefeated team in the California Community College Athletic Association heading into a key game Tuesday. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026 The Huskies are the lone undefeated team left in women’s college basketball. Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026 In two years Curt Cignetti took a woebegone college team, with nary a five-star player, to an undefeated national championship. Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026 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 28 Jan. 2026.

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