unseeded

adjective

un·​seed·​ed ˌən-ˈsē-dəd How to pronounce unseeded (audio)
: 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 Jabeur, who lost last year’s Wimbledon final — and the final of the last U.S. Open — struggled against Vondrousova, who won to become the first unseeded Wimbledon women’s champion. David Waldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2023 Frankly, the Skippers will have a battle just to get out of the first round against an unseeded Maple Grove team that has high-end players and a number of impressive performances this season. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2024 How to watch Gauff’s fourth-round match at the AO On match day 8 of the Australian Open on Saturday, Jan. 20, No. 4 seed Coco Gauff will face unseeded Magdalena Frech in the fourth round. Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024 Littler has become a sensation after making it into the World Darts Championship final as an unseeded player. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024 But that’s precisely what happened last spring, the plucky Longhorns staving off elimination again and again to become the first unseeded team to reach the Women’s College World Series championship series. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2023 Iga Świątek wins her third French Open in four years with a 6-2 5-7 6-4 victory against the unseeded Karolína Muchová in the women’s final. CNN, 13 Nov. 2023 Markéta Vondroušová defeats Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 in the women’s final, to win her first Wimbledon title and become the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the tournament. CNN, 13 Nov. 2023 That’s because No. 10 Frances Tiafoe, who got to that stage 12 months ago, and unseeded Ben Shelton set up a quarterfinal meeting with wins Sunday. Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unseeded was circa 1775

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“Unseeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseeded. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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