unopposed

adjective

un·​op·​posed ˌən-ə-ˈpōzd 

1

: not opposed

an unopposed invasion

: having no opponent

a politician who is running for election unopposed

2

medical : being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (such as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (such as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone

A woman who has had her uterus removed can take the estrogen "unopposed"—that is, without the addition of progestin.

—Consumer Reports

Examples of unopposed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beck, who has run unopposed, doesn’t see his office as political. —Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024

Valadao ran unopposed and officially won the position in the group’s closed-door elections on Tuesday. —Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024

After the ruins of the Federalist Party failed to nominate a single candidate, Monroe won re-election effectively unopposed in the 1820 election. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2024

District 4 Robert Aderholt (R) is running unopposed. —USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

unopposed

adjective

un·​op·​posed -ə-ˈpōzd 

: being or relating to estrogen replacement therapy in which a progestin (as medroxyprogesterone acetate) is not coadministered to reduce the potential risks (as endometrial cancer) associated with estrogen used alone