unchallenged

adjective

un·​chal·​lenged ˌən-ˈcha-lənjd How to pronounce unchallenged (audio)
: not questioned, disputed, or opposed : not challenged
an unchallenged assumption
unchallenged authority
… modes of thinking that have gone unchallenged since the time of Newton, Descartes, and even Aristotle.James Bailey

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The 2025 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II Black Badge is unrivaled—an unchallenged mic drop in a segment crowded with followers. Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 Trump is unlikely to let China plant its flag on the moon unchallenged and will be acutely aware that there is now growing competition from China over Mars. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 Moore’s lawyers said his original attorneys did not analyze the crime scene carefully and left unchallenged prosecutors’ contention that Moore, who came into the store unarmed, fired at a customer and that his intention from the start was a robbery. Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 Moore's lawyers said his original attorneys did not analyze the crime scene carefully and left unchallenged prosecutors' contention that Moore, who came into the store unarmed, fired at a customer and that his intention from the start was a robbery. Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unchallenged 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1639, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unchallenged was circa 1639

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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchallenged. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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