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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Florida State 34, Auburn 31 (2013, BCS title game) First-year coach Gus Malzahn and his Tigers led quarterback Jameis Winston and undefeated FSU 21-3 midway through the second quarter of the final BCS game. David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025 If history is to repeat itself, the Frost are perfectly positioned, as the Ottawa Charge stayed undefeated at home in the playoffs, getting an overtime goal from Emily Clark to beat Minnesota 2-1 and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five Walter Cup Final. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025 The past several years have been such a whirlwind, from your statue announcement in 2023 to a perfect, undefeated season and getting flowers from Beyoncé. Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 19 May 2025 The undefeated colt has only entered two races, with neither of those being a stakes race. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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