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goalless

goalless

1 3.0
A game in which neither team scores any goals
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡoʊləs/
: sin goles
  • Marriage, a major object, left her disoriented and goalless for months.
  • goalless draw

Examples

  • It was a fitting climax to the ending of a highly successful season and a splendid match when the final whistle sounded, with the teams in a goalless draw.

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  • The match ended in a goalless draw, leaving both teams disappointed after a hard-fought battle.

  • Despite numerous attempts, the game remained goalless at halftime, with both defenses holding strong.

  • In a thrilling contest, the final score was a goalless tie, highlighting the strength of both goalkeepers.

Synonyms

scoreless
vsgoalless
15 2.9

A game period when neither team gets any points

refers only to games with no goals scored by either side

Antonyms

scoring
107 1.4

Getting points in a game or match

Surface Forms

goalless positive

Morphology

goalless = goal (transparent) = goal + less

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-less' added to the noun 'goal', meaning 'without goals'.

Etymology

Goalless is simply goal + -less, where goal is what a team tries to score and -less means 'without'. So a goalless game is one that ends 'without' any goals.