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unbeaten

unbeaten

18 2.8
Not having lost a game or fight
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbiːtən/
translation icon : invicto
  • After a thrilling tournament, the unbeaten champion raised the trophy high in victory.
  • unbeaten team
  • unbeaten streak
  • unbeaten season

And then there's this this talk of this guy, this other fighter, unbeaten, undefeated.

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Examples

  • The football team celebrated their unbeaten record after winning every match this season.

  • No team in the NFL has ever gone unbeaten except for the 1972 Miami Dolphins.

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  • This is a football team that could go unbeaten.

  • Rutgers is the Big East leader and the only team unbeaten in league play.

    Blog text (17)
  • Before Friday, EKU was the lone Ohio Valley Conference team still unbeaten in conference play.

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  • Brentford are now unbeaten in each of their last fourteen Premier League London derbies.

  • The unbeaten Syracuse Orangemen have made the journey to Morgantown, West Virginia.

  • Two Lewiston-area fighters remained unbeaten during the 11 amateur bouts that preceded the pro card.

    Blog text (16)
  • The Baggaley ranking declared the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes national champions since they were the only unbeaten team at the end of the regular season.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The athlete remained unbeaten throughout the competition, impressing fans with their skill.

Synonyms

undefeated
vsunbeaten
56 3.6

Not having lost any game or match

describes current state of not being defeated rather than lifetime record
unconquered
vsunbeaten
2 6.6

A place, people, or spirit that an enemy has not taken control of

is broader, applying to any contest or conflict not only forceful conquest
unvanquished
vsunbeaten
8.8

Not beaten in a fight or struggle

is the more common neutral way to say the same idea
unlost
vsunbeaten
7.4

Not beaten in a game or match

is the usual term used across contests and conflicts
all-victorious
vsunbeaten
  • Archaic
7.9

Winning every battle or contest

states simply not having been defeated without strong absolute claim

Antonyms

2.0

Feeling sad and without hope after a loss

How Victorious

invincible
92 6.5
unbeaten
18 2.8
tied
1.6
defeated
2.0

Surface Forms

unbeaten positive
unbeater comparative
unbeatenest superlative

Morphology

unbeaten = beaten (transparent) = un + beat + en

The negative prefix 'un-' is attached to the participial/adjectival 'beaten' to mean 'not beaten' (i.e., not defeated), which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Unbeaten comes from the parts un- meaning 'not' and beat meaning 'to defeat' or 'to hit'. So unbeaten means 'not defeated' and is used for a person or team that has not lost.