UNCHALLENGED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

unchallenged

adjective

Definition of unchallenged

as in absolute

not questioned or doubted; not challenged She is the unchallenged authority in the field.

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Recent Examples of unchallenged The former mayor’s bid for Labour leadership remained unchallenged, as expected, but his challenges are far from over. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 July 2026 Caballero performed well enough that the Yankees optioned Volpe, their nearly-unchallenged starting shortstop of the past three seasons, to Triple-A when his rehab assignment ended. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026 When 88% of denials go unchallenged, what gets abandoned is not paperwork. — Venkata Ramya Ganti, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Just 79 seconds separated the two goals hitting the back of the net as Norway quickly worked the ball to Aasgaard, who played a simple pass to Andreas Schjelderup on the left flank — with the 22-year-old able to drive into the attacking third unchallenged. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unchallenged

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchallenged

Adjective

Whatever his role, Brown will have absolute importance to the 76ers this season.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Overall, this lighter, more complex, more hardcore stallion looks the absolute business.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of absolute

Adjective

Reseeding fills in those gaps before bare patches take hold, which is also crucial because bare soil serves as prime real estate for weeds looking to move in uncontested.

— Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
McKenna ran uncontested in the Democratic primary, and Brouk did not participate in the August election.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncontested

Adjective

The order of the presidential calendar is consequential, but far from determinative.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Nothing is ever going to top it except, of course, the thin green coat of algae that Greenwater Solutions—seems nominally determinative, in a bad way—is trying to spritz with nanobubbles.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026

Definition of determinative

Adjective

Establishment Democrats Stevens was the undisputed choice of the Democratic Establishment.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
The Ukrainian then went up to heavyweight in an era of giants in the division and beat everyone of note — despite being smaller than most, at 6ft 3in — to become undisputed again.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of undisputed

Adjective

In the case of tomatoes, this is true with indeterminate varieties, and less so with determinate varieties that won’t continue growing and producing after harvesting.

— Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
Pruning is unnecessary because determinate tomatoes only grow to a certain height and then stop producing foliage.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

Definition of determinate

Adjective

Crowley's mention of the Evers endorsement drew a round of applause at both of his campaign stops in New Glarus and Madison this week, but similar votes of confidence haven't always been decisive in other primaries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Crowley’s mention of the Evers endorsement drew a round of applause at both of his campaign stops in New Glarus and Madison this week, but similar votes of confidence haven’t always been decisive in other primaries.

— Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of decisive

Adjective

Robinhood routes its customers to Kalshi's exchange and booked $156 million of event-contract revenue last quarter, more than its crypto business; Webull connects to the same rails.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The first taste of this new strategy debuted last summer when Lucky teamed up with pop star Addison Rae on new low-rise jeans.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of last

Adjective

Egg freezing, formally called oocyte preservation, is one of the clearest ways to extend a woman’s childbearing years.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Fires are often started illegally by plantation owners or traditional farmers to clear land for planting and those burns periodically blanket parts of Southeast Asia in hazardous haze, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026