undefeated

adjective

un·​de·​feat·​ed ˌən-di-ˈfē-təd How to pronounce undefeated (audio)
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: not defeated : not having suffered a defeat
an undefeated team/player
: not including any losses or defeats
an undefeated season
a team with an undefeated record

Examples of undefeated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To go undefeated is one thing, but to do it for your hometown in your first season is a different feeling altogether. Toby Adeyemi, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024 Another reminder: Florida went undefeated in overtime during the playoffs last season. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024 Staley, 53, recently led the South Carolina women’s team to its third national championship in the last eight years, capping off a historic undefeated season that saw the Gamecocks decisively take down Caitlin Clark and her Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA national championship game earlier this month. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024 The Gamecocks have barely trailed in the NCAA tournament so far, to say nothing of the entire regular season, where South Carolina was notably undefeated, and routinely won games by 20-plus points. NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024 The Dragons have been snake bit the past two games at the facility ending undefeated seasons each time. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024 Both are among the Bay Area News Group’s Top 20 and undefeated in league play. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024 The four joined the Torrey Pines team, boosting the Falcons to an undefeated regular season. Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 Under the leadership of head coach Monte Pace, Heritage is undefeated ahead of the state semifinals. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undefeated was circa 1775

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“Undefeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undefeated. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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