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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The teams that finished ninth to 16th will be in the seeded pairs, while 17th to 24th will be in unseeded pairs.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The unseeded 26-year-old appeared in control, but back roared Medvedev to turn the tide.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Owing to the destruction of the inventory and the stock in the villages, there is nothing to till the soil with, and the fields have to remain unseeded.

From The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 by Various

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