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unbeatable

American  
[uhn-bee-tuh-buhl] / ʌnˈbi tə bəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being beaten; impossible to defeat.

    an unbeatable football team.

  2. of surpassingly good quality; excellent.

    an unbeatable combination of brains and talent.


unbeatable British  
/ ʌnˈbiːtəbəl /

adjective

  1. unable to be defeated or outclassed; surpassingly excellent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of unbeatable

First recorded in 1895–1900; un- 1 + beatable

Explanation

That one basketball team that never loses a game? They're unbeatable! They can't be defeated, no matter what their opponents do. Use this adjective for anyone who can't be beaten in a contest or game, like an unbeatable chess champion or your unbeatable show dog. Unbeatable can also be used in a more commercial way: "No one can match our unbeatable prices!" In other words, our prices are the lowest. Sometimes this adjective simply means "the best," even when there's no actual competition: "Wow, the view from your beach house is unbeatable!"

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The TV version of Bruce and Swern's quiz will be made by 12 Yard Productions, which is owned by ITV and also makes BBC One's Unbeatable and Channel 5's Eggheads.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

“One of my favorite introductions of them is in one of my favorite comics, ‘The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl,’” Wolk said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021

She founded and ran the Domestic Abuse Awareness project for over a decade and in 2014 Ferrato launched I Am Unbeatable, a campaign to raise awareness, educate and prevent domestic violence against women and children.

From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2020

"Unbeatable, you know what I mean," he said.

From Time • Aug. 2, 2017

They can't recall, but ah, I can, How hard and strong you looked, sir; Twelve stone, and every ounce a man, Unbeatable, uncooked, sir.

From Rowing by Lehmann, Rudolf Chambers

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