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 Cleveland Year: 1948 Champions: Browns and Indians What to know: The Browns went undefeated led by Hall of Famer Otto Graham and beat the Buffalo Bills 49-7 to claim their third straight All-America Football Conference title. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024 Loading your audio article MOUNTAIN VIEW — St. Francis was undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state. Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024 Will the Ace’s aware / transparency mode prove as natural-sounding as the AirPods Max, which remain undefeated in that department? Chris Welch, The Verge, 21 May 2024 Boys tennis Marriotts Ridge 5, Reservoir 0: The Mustangs boys (12-0) closed out an undefeated regular season and the Howard County title. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for undefeated 

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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 8 Jun. 2024.

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