unseeded

adjective

un·​seed·​ed ˌən-ˈsē-dəd 

: not seeded: such as

a

: having no seeds

unseeded fruit

b

: not seeded (see seed entry 2 sense 4b) among the contestants in a competition (such as a tennis tournament)

… ninth-seeded Lindsay Davenport lost quickly, in 65 minutes, to unseeded Julie Halard of France.

—Robin Finn

Examples of unseeded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Bruins, the No. 8 national seed, were powered by the arm of Taylor Tinsley in their 9-1, five-inning victory over unseeded Central Florida in Game 1 of the Los Angeles Super Regional. —Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 23 May 2026

At 17, Venus became the first unseeded female player to reach a US Open final. —Jen Wang, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2026

The unseeded teams at each regional will square off on Friday (May 1) with the winner then facing the regional host on Saturday (May 2). —Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026

Last year, Jakub Mensik, the unseeded and 54th-ranked 19-year-old Czech, beat his childhood idol Novak Djokovic to win his first ATP 1000 crown. —Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unseeded

• acceded
• conceded
• exceeded
• impeded
• preceded
• proceeded
• receded
• seceded
• stampeded
• succeeded
• unheeded
• unneeded