unbeaten
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.describing a person or team that has not lost a single game or match in a series.
adj.having avoided defeat throughout a specific period, season, or tournament.
Simple“The local football team remained unbeaten for the entire season.”
In context“Despite facing several top-tier opponents, the champion managed to retire with an unbeaten record spanning over a decade.”
UsageUsually functions as a predicative or attributive adjective.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
adj.describing a path or track that people have not walked on or flattened.
adj.referring to a path, track, or ground that has not been trodden or packed down by foot traffic.
Simple“They hiked through the deep, unbeaten snow in the middle of the forest.”
In context“The explorers ventured onto unbeaten tracks, seeking ruins that had been swallowed by the jungle centuries ago.”
- 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.describing food, like eggs or cream, that has not been mixed or whipped yet.
adj.referring to ingredients that have not been subjected to a beating or whisking process.
Simple“Add the unbeaten egg whites to the bowl slowly.”
In context“The recipe specifically requires unbeaten cream to be folded into the mixture to maintain a dense consistency.”
- 04 C1 Advanced
n.a team or player that has not lost any matches.
n.a competitor or collective entity that maintains a record free of losses.
Simple“The league leaders are the only unbeatens left in the tournament.”
In context“As the season reached its final weeks, the pressure mounted on the few remaining unbeatens to maintain their perfect streak.”
UsageOften used in the plural to refer to a specific group of winners.
Synonymsinvincibles
“Photograph: Ryan Browne/Shutterstock Cardiff remain unbeaten two games into their return to the second tier after goals by Cian Ashford and Yousef Salech earned a 2-2 draw at Derby .”
“Their 108-game unbeaten streak started in April 2021.”
From Middle English on bete, unbeten, unibeten; equivalent to un- + beaten; compare Old English ungebeitne (“unhewn”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.