unopposed
adjective
un·op·posed
ˌən-ə-ˈpōzd 
1
: not opposed
an unopposed invasion
: having no opponent
a politician who is running for election unopposed
2
medical
: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (such as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (such as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone
A woman who has had her uterus removed can take the estrogen "unopposed"—that is, without the addition of progestin.—
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Court of Appeals Judge Waymond Brown is unopposed for the court's District 7 position.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
Banks’ request to push back the trial date was unopposed, but her bid for more time to seek evidence was not.
—Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2023
Entering public office In 2015, Johnson ran unopposed for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023
Running for re-election unopposed for now are incumbent Councilmembers Raul Campillo, who represents San Diego’s eastern suburbs in District 7, and Marni von Wilpert, who represents the city’s north inland neighborhoods in District 5.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
The current mayor, a Republican, is running unopposed for re-election.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
Phillips knew that Burkhart, who is in his first term representing a new state House district in north Tennessee, had run unopposed in 2022.
—TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
In 2013, he was appointed an acting justice of the state’s trial court and ran unopposed for a permanent post in 2015.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2023
Cullen, who was an unopposed candidate for the position, takes over for outgoing president Michael Winship, who announced his decision to not seek reelection of his longtime post over the summer.
—Variety, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023
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Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
Banks’ request to push back the trial date was unopposed, but her bid for more time to seek evidence was not.
—Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2023
Entering public office In 2015, Johnson ran unopposed for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023
Running for re-election unopposed for now are incumbent Councilmembers Raul Campillo, who represents San Diego’s eastern suburbs in District 7, and Marni von Wilpert, who represents the city’s north inland neighborhoods in District 5.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
The current mayor, a Republican, is running unopposed for re-election.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
Phillips knew that Burkhart, who is in his first term representing a new state House district in north Tennessee, had run unopposed in 2022.
—TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
In 2013, he was appointed an acting justice of the state’s trial court and ran unopposed for a permanent post in 2015.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2023
Cullen, who was an unopposed candidate for the position, takes over for outgoing president Michael Winship, who announced his decision to not seek reelection of his longtime post over the summer.
—Variety, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Medical Definition
unopposed
adjective
un·op·posed
-ə-ˈpōzd
: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone
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