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

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Like Rakhmonov, Garry was undefeated heading into UFC 310. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Gabriel led the Ducks to an undefeated season and clinched the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 Mario Cristobal’s group was undefeated and No. 4 in the nation heading into the second week of November. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024 UConn went 6-1 at home and was one of only three Group of Five teams (as the program is classified as an independent) to go undefeated against Group of Five opponents (7-0). Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undefeated 

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 21 Dec. 2024.

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