quarterfinal

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noun

quar·​ter·​fi·​nal ˌkwȯ(r)-tər-ˈfī-nᵊl 

1

quarterfinals plural : a quarterfinal round

2

: a quarterfinal match

quarterfinalist

ˌkwȯ(r)-tər-ˈfī-nᵊl-ist 

noun

quarterfinal

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adjective

1

: immediately preceding the semifinal in an elimination tournament

2

: of or participating in a quarterfinal

Examples of quarterfinal in a Sentence

Noun

He lost in the quarterfinal.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Future Kansas basketball guard Darryn Peterson, the co-MVP of Tuesday night’s McDonald’s All-America game in Brooklyn, New York, two days later was instrumental in leading Prolific Prep (California) to a victory in the quarterfinals of the 16th-annual Chipotle Nationals in Fishers, Indiana. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025

Their youngest boys had just won in the quarterfinals of the Lutheran middle school basketball nationals in Fort Wayne, Ind., advancing to the semifinals taking place at 11:20 a.m. —Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Adjective

Nebraska defeated Georgetown 81-69 in the team's quarterfinal win. —John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025

Solo made the lineup for the team’s first four games, keeping three clean sheets across the group’s final two games and a 3-0 quarterfinal win over England. —Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for quarterfinal

• anticlinal
• entorhinal
• isoclinal
• polyvinyl
• transvaginal
• affinal
• anginal
• synclinal
• vaginal
• final
• pinal
• spinal