Synonyms

unseeded

British

/ ʌnˈsiːdɪd /

adjective

(of players in various sports) not assigned to a preferential position in the preliminary rounds of a tournament See seed

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Example Sentences

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Clubs are paired together based on where they finished at the end of the league phase to form seeded and unseeded pairs.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The seeded teams are drawn against unseeded teams.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Now she's made it into the second week of a Grand Slam for the very first time - as one of only two unseeded players left across the men's and women's singles.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

The sixth-seeded Pegula powered past unseeded Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-3, 6-2 in 66 minutes.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Those three acres will feed as many horses as heaven knows how huge an area of unseeded, uncared for, wasted pasture would feed.

From The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack

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