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.

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unbeatable British  

/ ʌnˈbiːtəbəl /

adjective

1. unable to be defeated or outclassed; surpassingly excellent

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Other Word Forms

• unbeatably
  adverb

Etymology

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!"

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

unbeatable

Boca Juniors posted a photo on X of its midfielder Santiago Ascacibar celebrating a goal and joking that his aura was unbeatable.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Ice creams: from the unbeatable to the unlickable.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

But when her real wits and intelligence come into place, it’s unbeatable.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Putting seven tries and 50 points on a French team that rocked up to Murrayfield looking unbeatable in the Six Nations blew the tournament wide open and sent shockwaves through the rugby world.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

Nonetheless, I have to say that he had an unbeatable method for pulling teeth, which had made him justly famous throughout the region.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Related Words

• invincible