unwinnable

/ ʌnˈwɪnəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be won or achieved

2. (of a seat in an election) not able to be taken from the incumbent or the incumbent's party

Example Sentences

As the arbitrators made clear, such an understanding of the contest rules would make the contest unwinnable because Lindell’s own proclamations that some random data was related to the election would, under such a ridiculous interpretation, cause any such random data to be ipso facto related to the election.

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It is hard to argue that Democrats should continue playing an unwinnable game on a field Republicans have unapologetically tipped in their favor.

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Others worried that legal hurdles could make a court battle unwinnable.

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“The population lives with recurrent and intergenerational psychosocial trauma and social death. For lasting peace, it is urgent that Kashmir be recognized as an equal partner in this tripartite conflict. Walking away from the brink of an unwinnable war by two nuclear states is less and less likely each time.”

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"We've shown we can win seats seen as unwinnable - and now we need to turn those victories into real power," the MP for Waveney Valley said.

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