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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After nine straight undefeated outings, his Inter Miami squad fell to LAFC in the opening leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 If not for a calamitous early September night from Boise State football’s special teams unit, the Broncos very well would have ended the 2024 regular season undefeated. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025 Last year’s game championship game was a marquee matchup which featured the University of Iowa with Caitlin Clark facing the undefeated University of South Carolina. Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 The Dolphins went on to a 17-0 undefeated season with their win against Washington in Super Bowl VII. Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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