unchallenged
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
Explanation
If something is unchallenged, that means no one is questioning or opposing it. If none of your classmates raises an objection when your school introduces a new dress code, you can describe the rules as unchallenged. If you notice unchallenged prejudice in the way teams are chosen in gym class, you might want to speak up — or you might decided to lay low and leave the situation unchallenged. In politics, if one person runs for an office with no opponent, they are also unchallenged: "I'm the unchallenged candidate for class treasurer, so my name is the only name on the ballot."
Example Sentences
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University Unchallenged is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 20:00 GMT on Monday, 12 November and is available on BBC Sounds afterwards.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2018
Unchallenged on the wing, Jonny Steele crossed to Cahill, who beat Daniel Woolard for a downward, eight-yard header beyond Hamid’s reach — his team-leading eighth goal.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2013
Unchallenged and unremarked upon, they're just there, like clouds or carpet.
From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011
Unchallenged, he let his eyes linger on her small lobeless ear, the creases at the corner of her squeezed-shut eye, the strong, sculptured tendons of her neck, and the fine symmetry of her profile.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 2, 2010
Unchallenged by the vote of the masses or by any outward evidence of mass dissent, the platitudes pile up, the nation is filled from morning to morning with stentorian clamor.
From Nonsenseorship by Putnam, G. G.
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