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.

—Consumer Reports

Examples of unopposed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She was later reelected in 2022 after running unopposed. —Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 13 May 2025

Hanson ran unopposed in the April 1 election after former city clerk Nancy Garrison stepped down, the release from the city said. —Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025

However, all the board candidates are running unopposed and none of these districts has proposed millage rate changes. —Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025

He was poised to run unopposed until early February, when Frank and Bowman jumped into the race. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unopposed

• misdiagnosed
• overexposed
• superimposed
• undecomposed
• apposed
• bulldozed
• composed
• deposed
• disclosed
• disposed
• enclosed
• exposed

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