as in unbeaten
not having or including any losses or defeats
They were undefeated in their first nine games. an undefeated team
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Recent Examples of undefeated
Rebecca Lobo left UConn with an undefeated national title in 1995, as did Sue Bird and Swin Cash in 2002, Renee Montgomery in 2009, Tina Charles in 2010, Breanna Stewart in 2016.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The Huskies are attempting to become one of only a handful of teams in NCAA history to finish undefeated.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Bird, a senior, and Taurasi, a sophomore, alongside fellow future Hall of Famer Swin Cash, led the Huskies to an undefeated season, capped by a dominant 82-70 win over Oklahoma for the national championship.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The question remains if the reigning champs at UConn will take home their second consecutive title or if one of the other top-seed teams can shut down their undefeated season.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The Huskies are attempting to become one of only a handful of teams in NCAA history to finish undefeated.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Bird, a senior, and Taurasi, a sophomore, alongside fellow future Hall of Famer Swin Cash, led the Huskies to an undefeated season, capped by a dominant 82-70 win over Oklahoma for the national championship.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The question remains if the reigning champs at UConn will take home their second consecutive title or if one of the other top-seed teams can shut down their undefeated season.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undefeated
unbeaten
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The 16-team field for the Division 1 playoffs remains wide open and should include two rising teams in unbeaten Ganesha and 16-1 Linfield Christian, which upset La Mirada 2-1 last week.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Principality side won a seventh straight Ligue 1 game and increased its unbeaten run to 10 league matches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Undefeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undefeated. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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