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

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The first unseeded woman to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish one year; the second defending women’s champion to lose in the first round in the Open Era the next. James Hansen, New York Times, 21 June 2025 The unseeded Hurricanes will travel to face the also-unseeded Louisville Cardinals at the NCAA Super Regionals in a best-of-three series with a trip to the College World Series in Omaha — where Miami hasn’t advanced to since 2016 — on the line. Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025 Towson is unseeded and will travel to clash with No. 3 seed Princeton on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025 Each seeded pair will be drawn against an unseeded pair. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unseeded

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 3 Jul. 2025.

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