unseeded

adjective

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un·seed·ed | \ ˌən-ˈsē-dəd

Definition of unseeded

: 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 third-seeded Nadal seeks a record 21st major to move one clear of Federer, and next faces unseeded Cameron Norrie. — Samuel Petrequin And Jerome Pugmire, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021 Reilly Opelka, and unseeded players Stevie Johnson and Marco Giron. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021 There’s another all-SEC super regional with unseeded Georgia playing at No. 4 Florida while an upset in Knoxville prevented a Missouri-Tennessee pairing. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 27 May 2021 In the last quarterfinal Thursday night, unseeded American Sebastian Korda was to play No. 4 Andrey Rublev. — Steven Wine, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Apr. 2021 Top-seeded North Carolina survived an upset bid from unseeded Rutgers, 12-11, in overtime to advance the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament semifinals. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 22 May 2021 The senior Crusaders pair of McKenzie Wise and Reagan Hope battled their way to the final after a close sweep over unseeded Valley Christian 21-17 and 21-18. — Edwin Perez, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2021 North Dakota State, the defending champion and winner of eight of the last nine FCS titles, is also unseeded. — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021 Two years ago, unseeded Louisville upset second-seeded Texas in a NCAA tournament regional semifinal matchup. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2021

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