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

Other unopposed races include two for trustee on the North Shore Water Reclamation District board; two countywide posts, Clerk Anthony Vega and Regional Schools Superintendent Michael Karner; and seven County Board Dems. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Republican David Graham, who ran unopposed, will be the GOP nominee for attorney general this fall. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Porsche Middleton is running unopposed for the District 5 seat. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Candidates running unopposed are expected to be declared winners late Monday. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unopposed

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

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