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unchallenged

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ənˈtʃæɫɪndʒd// UK //ʌntʃˈælɪndʒd// un·chal·lenged

adj. not being questioned or criticized by anyone. You use this to describe a situation where no one has tried to prove that something is wrong.

adj. not subject to criticism, opposition, or doubt. Often used to describe a state of being accepted as true or valid without any competing claims.


SIMPLE

The team's record remained unchallenged for five years.

CONTEXTUAL

The new law was passed without any unchallenged opposition from the local community.

COMPLEX

For decades, the prevailing theory of the universe's origin remained unchallenged until recent astronomical data provided evidence of a different mechanism.

Synonyms
Origin

From un- + challenged.

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