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undefeated

undefeated

56 3.6
Not having lost any game or match
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndɪˈfiːtɪd/
translation icon : invicto
  • So much for his undefeated record.
  • an undefeated season

He says the Gypsy King is fearless, strong, undefeated, powerful.

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Examples

  • Two years ago, Oregon rolled through an undefeated regular season and reached the BCS title game.

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  • They're undefeated in their last... one hundred and eight games.

  • Another photo in the archive shows Elizabeth Moku with an undefeated basketball team.

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  • Today's guest is undefeated in the MMA fighting.

  • Tressel's 2002 team was undefeated going into Camp Randall and had a very similar team.

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  • The 37-year-old has had an unprecedented run in the UFC, where he is undefeated.

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  • The Chicago Bulls remain undefeated in the playoffs this year.

  • She celebrated her undefeated status after winning every match in the tournament.

  • The team is aiming for an undefeated season, hoping to win all their games.

Synonyms

invincible
vsundefeated
92 6.5

Too strong to be defeated

reports an unbeaten history rather than claiming overwhelming power
unbeatable
vsundefeated
30 3.4

Very hard to beat in a contest, like a team or player

says only that there have been no defeats, not absolute impossibility
unbeaten
vsundefeated
18 2.8

Not having lost a game or fight

focuses on actual win record rather than on being impossible to beat
unvanquished
vsundefeated
8.8

Not beaten in a fight or struggle

is about having no losses rather than being impossible to beat
unlost
vsundefeated
7.4

Not beaten in a game or match

records past success rather than asserting future invulnerability
all-victorious
vsundefeated
  • Archaic
7.9

Winning every battle or contest

simply notes past unbeaten status without claiming perpetual triumph

Antonyms

2.7

People who lost in a war or competition

2.0

Feeling sad and without hope after a loss

How Defeated

defeated
2.0
undefeated
56 3.6

Surface Forms

undefeated positive

Morphology

undefeated = defeated (transparent) = un + defeat + ed

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the adjective 'defeated', forming 'undefeated'.

Etymology

Undefeated is simply un- 'not' plus defeat, a word that once meant 'to undo' or 'make someone lose'. So undefeated literally means 'not undone' and is used for a person or team that has 'never been beaten'.